In the middle of the pediment itself is Father Clyde, the personification of the river on which Glasgow was built and the source of much of its wealth. On either side of Father Clyde are figures representing the eastern and western hemisphere bringing him goods as tribute. All in all, it's a powerful representation of how Glasgow saw its role in the world at the time the sculpture was made.
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John Mossman's wonderful pediment sculpture on the 1884 section of the Clyde Navigation Trust building on Robertson Street in Glasgow. On its apex is Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, standing on a boat being pulled by two rearing seahorses. Beneath the boat is the half-human Triton, Poseidon's son, rising from the depths.
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Somewhat surprisingly, despite being a strongly Christian society, most architectural sculptures in Victorian Glasgow were instead inspired by other cultures, such as ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Persian, and even northern European pagan mythologies. The exact reasons for this are unclear.
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The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins on the 1890s Standard Buildings on Gordon Street in central Glasgow. Attributed by James Young, this is one of the few achitectural sculptures with an overtly biblical inspiration in the city's Victorian financial district.
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Love this sculpture on a gable of the former Central Thread Agency buildings on Bothwell Street in Glasgow. This is one of a series of sculptures by McGilvray and Ferris on the building's facade which date from the 1890s.
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It's these types of details which help make Glasgow's traditional architecture so distinctive, and that are missing from so many modern buildings. As a result, Glasgow is gradually losing one of the aspects that makes it a unique place to live and to visit.
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Today I visited Glasgow's only known pair of architectural walruses as they're amongst my favourite sculptures in the city. They're on the 1899 Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation building (also known as Ocean Chambers) on West Regent Street in the city centre.
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‘Cetacea’, an abstract architectural sculpture. This work exists of 4 concrete elements; a ground plate, interior disc, cover and top piece. The loose interior disc & top piece make it possible to give the sculpture different set ups and appearances → see video
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