Glasgow - George Square 
At the heart of the Victorian city center stands the flower-bedecked George Square where twelve statues of famous men and women survey the bustling scene. They include Robert Burns, Scott (on the Doric column at the center) and James Watt, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Thomas Campbell, William Gladstone, Sir John Moore and Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), prime minister and rector of the university.
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City Chambers
The east end of George Square is dominated by the town hall and its 230ft/70m high tower. It was designed by William Young following the Italian Renaissance style and was completed in 1890. The most impressive features are the loggia, the staircase finished with Breccia and Carrara marble and a banqueting room with some marvelous barrel vaulting.
Merchants' House
The Merchants' House (1877) on George Square is the headquarters for the oldest Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain (founded 1605). Note the model of a tobacco ship. Other buildings around the square include the General Post Office and the Bank of Scotland, both of which display typical late 19th century facades.
