Different Aspects of Glasgow. Last Part. Merry Christmas. Mural Wall.

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For the last part of my Glasgow tour it's City Centre time. The first time I've arrived by train in Argyle Street. Normally I come in by bus or get off at Anderston Train Station or Central Station but I wanted to see the new hotel just off Argyle Street and this station is nearest.

I thought this was some sort of open to the general public student hub at first but it's a hotel... and a student/ business hub. A European chain but the first of its kind in Scotland apparently. Owned by a Scottish entrepreneur who grew up in Edinburgh before making his name abroad. Gets good reviews. Faces onto the merchant city very close to Citation.

On one side it looks out onto Argyle Street....

This is another part of the new build here...

And this side faces Citation, the old Glasgow courthouse and the Merchant City District with its period architecture, bars and clubs. 

Like here on Buchanan Street.

and a mix of styles from Victorian sandstone to modern glass and steel.

The old buildings being full of ornate carvings so it always pays to look up. 

The mural wall on Clyde Street beside the River Clyde.

I still think the overall impression of this prime city centre location is very messy with all the graffiti everywhere but the murals are good and ever changing so I'll concentrate on them instead.

Clown mural.

Female in profile.

Shades of True Detective perhaps.

Legal Wall.... ?

Femme.

Older.

Old favourite.

Dog. Glasgow lane art.

Girl. Same Renfield Lane location as dog.

Dress Shop Mural at Charing Cross.

Same shop.

Haircut mural.

Charing Cross view.

Park Circus Towers.

Beresford Hotel in 2024.

Glasgow City Chambers side view. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.