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George Square is the
centre of Glasgow, most visited attraction in
the city, Postcode: G1 1DH.
The Tour Buses depart for
here to most of the City Attractions, also 3
real good walks, east to the Cathedral and
other attractions, southwest to the Riverside
Museum and other attractions, and northwest
into the West End for the Botanic Gardens and
other attractions.
Attractions List with phone Maps for
a self guide.
For Images on Mobile swipe right
The Square was laid out in 1781, Queen Street Train
Station opened in 1842, in the north-west
corner, and the City Chambers
(seat of local government) as seen in the image
top right, was completed in 1888 on the east
side. There are free tours most days of the
City Chambers.
Glasgow Central Train
Station was opened in 1879, about 500 yards
southwest of George Square.
There are 11 statues around the square, such
as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Robert
Burns, James Watt, and the tallest statue in
the square, Sir Walter Scott. The square was
changed to a grey surface in 2013, with four
grass areas also added.
Next to the City Chambers, to the right in
the image above, is the old General Post Office
building, redesigned to hold modern offices,
shops, Browns
Restaurant and Doppio Malto Italain
Restaurant.
On the corner of George Square, next to the
City Chambers, is the Piper On The Square bar
diner.
Overlooking George Square, on the north
side, is the Millennium
Hotel with its popular restaurant named
Brasserie on George
Square, with great views over the
square.
Overlooking George Square, on the southwest
corner, is the Counting House, a Bank of
Scotland building built in 1870. The Counting
House was converted to a J D Wetherspoon
bar/diner in 1996. Also in the Counting House,
is the Elia Greek Restaurant
seen right.
See George Square Bar Diners for
information on many diners close to the
square.
There are a number of interesting Victorian
buildings around this area, see
Glasgow Buildings for information and
images.
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