Lining the top of the two outer pavilions, each caryatid is unique and holds an item relates to the arts or the sciences. Between them are carved the names musicians, artists and scientists.
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William Mossman Junior's set of eight caryatids on the surviving facade of the 1870s St Andrew's Halls in Glasgow. Designed by James Sellars, this was a large concert and function venue. It was taken over by the Glasgow Corporation in 1889, and burned down in 1962, with only the western facade being saved, and later incorporated into an extension of the neighbouring Mitchel Library.
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The columns, caryatids, and sculptures on one of the outer pavilions of the facade of the former St Andrew's Halls on Granville Street in Glasgow. Designed by James Sellars, with sculptures by John Mossman, it was built in the 1870s. It's now part of the city's Mitchell Library.
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A beautifully carved keystone mask over the main entrance to the 1909 Mitchell Library on North Street in Glasgow.
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The Mitchell Library in Glasgow in looking magnificent against today's blue skies. Designed by William B. Whitie in an Edwardian Baroque style and opened in 1911, it's one of the largest public reference libraries in Europe. The two statues in this shot are Wisdom by Thomas John Clapperton (seated) and Literature by Johan Keller (on the top of the dome).
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The changing face of Charing Cross in Glasgow. For a short period between the demolition of an old building and the construction of its replacement, the Mitchell Library will be visible from the pedestrian approach to Charing Cross Station.
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Caryatids created by John Mossman in 1877 for James Sellars neoclassical St Andrew's Halls on Granville Street in Glasgow.
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The halls were gutted by fire in 1962, and only this facade, which has since been incorporated into the Mitchell Library complex, now remains.
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The main facade of the former St Andrew's Halls on Granville Street in Glasgow. Heavily influenced by Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, the neoclassical St Andrew's Halls were designed by James Sellars, with sculptures by the legendary John Mossman, and were built in 1877. The two Atlantes by the doors are by William Mossman.
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The magnificent Mitchell Library on North Street in Glasgow. Designed by William B. Whitie in an Edwardian Baroque style and opened in 1911, it's the largest public reference library in Europe.
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