Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.2 km
Ascend 43 m
Descend 30 m

Experience Glasgow in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in GlasgowIndividual Sights in Glasgow

Sight 1: The Lighthouse

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The Lighthouse in Glasgow is Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture. It was opened as part of Glasgow's status as the UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999.

Wikipedia: The Lighthouse, Glasgow (EN), Website

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Gallery of Modern Art

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The Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) is the main gallery of contemporary art in Glasgow, Scotland.

Wikipedia: Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (EN), Website

68 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Duke of Wellington

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The equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington located outside the Royal Exchange, now known as the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Scotland, is one of Glasgow's most iconic landmarks.

Wikipedia: Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, Glasgow (EN)

377 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: St George's Tron Parish Church

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The St George's Tron Church, in Glasgow, Scotland, is a Church of Scotland church in the city centre, located in Nelson Mandela Place, previously known as St George's Place, fronting Buchanan Street at West George Street, along from Queen Street Station. It should not be confused with the 17th-century Tron Church, which lies to the south-west on Trongate and was redeveloped in the 1980s as the Tron Theatre. Located right on the busiest shopping street in Scotland, the building is a significant presence, and the oldest in the area. It stands as a terminating vista for West George Street.

Wikipedia: St George's Tron Church (EN), Website

1359 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 5: St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art

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The St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art is a museum of religion in Glasgow, Scotland. It has been described as the only public museum in the world devoted solely to this subject, although other notable museums of this kind are the State Museum of the History of Religion in St. Petersburg and the Catharijneconvent in Utrecht.

Wikipedia: St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art (EN), Website

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Glasgow Cathedral

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Glasgow Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland and the oldest building in Glasgow. The cathedral was the seat of the Archbishop of Glasgow, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the province of Glasgow, until the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century. Glasgow Cathedral and St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney are the only medieval cathedrals in Scotland to have survived the Reformation virtually intact. The medieval Bishop's Castle stood to the west of the cathedral until 1789. Although notionally it lies within the Townhead area of the city, the Cathedral grounds and the neighboring Necropolis are considered to be their own district within the city.

Wikipedia: Glasgow Cathedral (EN), Website

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