Sauchiehall Street
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Sauchiehall Street
Image: © Thomas Nugent Taken: 17 Jun 2013
An interesting group of buildings near Charing Cross. The red sandstone building nearest the camera is the Genting Casino, which is a Category B Listed building http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:33197 . Further along is the Royal Highland Fusiliers museum, which is also Category B Listed http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:33198 . The white angel is mounted on a former piano showroom (later the Vitagraph Cinema, later still the King's Cinema). This is also Category B Listed http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:49921 . The A Listed Albany Chambers http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:33199 and Charing Cross Mansions http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:33127 complete the scene.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.866128
Longitude
-4.269265