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Glasgow has a thriving musical and artistic scene. In fact, the European Commission commented in 2019: "As the UK’s top cultural and creative city, Glasgow is home to world-class museums, galleries, family-friendly attractions and an edgy contemporary art scene that shows the city at its energetic finest." Photos : J. Wilson "Glasgow crowned UK’s top cultural and creative city", Sunday Post, 2019:  https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/396198/ The concert hall was built when Glasgow was designated as European Capital of Culture for 1990. Designed by Sir Leslie Martin, the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall was officially opened on 5 October 1990 by Princess Anne. Photo: J. Wilson It was also the venue for a famous speech by Gordon Brown about the benefits of being in the EU: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/politics/uk-politics/188045/eu-offers-safety-net-tory-devastation-claims-gordon-brown-glasgow-rally/amp/ Being European Capital of Culture really gave the Glasgow arts scene...

Bridge Pillar Public Art work by Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925 – 2006) on pillars remaining from the now disused Caledonian Railway bridge.  Ian Hamilton Finlay was a poet, writer, visual artist and gardener who is internationally recognised for his work in all these areas.  Photo: J. Wilson The bridge pillars have a carved excerpt from Plato's Republic "All Greatness Stands Firm in the Storm" in English and Greek. It is thought to maybe be a comment on the decline of the Empire or industrial heritage maybe? Interesting snippet - the French Communist Party presented Ian Hamilton Finlay with a bust of Saint Just -read more here  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Hamilton_Finlay New Works for Different Places -  https://seakayakphoto.blogspot.com/2010/12/all-greatness-stands-firm-in-storm.html Discussion on the translation here:  https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1658814 https://www.citycentrecontemporaryarttrail.co.uk/artworks/ArtWorkabout/2 Map Reference: Eurow...