Glasgow Green
Glasgow Green is Glasgow’s oldest park. The closest to the City
Centre of all Glasgow’s parks, it is a mere 15-minute walk from Queen Street
station. In 2014 the park won a Green Flag Award - the benchmark standard for
UK parks. The Green is a great place to
visit, whether you are cycling around its many paths or going to spend a
summers evening with friends.
Glasgow Green is home to various attractions. The Doulton
Fountain, pictured above, is the largest terracotta fountain in the world,
built in 1887 to celebrate the Queens Golden Jubilee.
Just behind the Doulton Fountain sits the Peoples Palace, a
museum telling the story of the people of Glasgow from 1750 until the present
day. Attached to the Peoples Palace is the beautiful Winter Gardens. A
Glasshouse filled with exotic plants and trees which houses plenty of seating
as well as a small coffee shop.
The McLennan Arch, which is close to the Saltmarket entrance to
the park was moved there in 1991. The structure was originally part of the
Assembly Rooms on Ingram Street in the late 1700s. When the building was taken
down in the late 1800s, the arch was saved and moved to Glasgow Green, where it
was used in several different places before it was decided where it would sit
permanently.
The
Green is also where most of Glasgow heads on Bonfire Night, where a spectacular
show of music and fireworks is hosted alongside a small funfair.
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