Whenever I see them, I'm always struck by how much they resemble the figureheads on the old sailing ships which were used by Glasgow merchants to trade with the world.

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Caryatids sculpted by James Young under an oriel window of the 1870s Merchants' House on George Square in Glasgow.

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Today in George Square in Glasgow.

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The view across George Square in Glasgow to the 1880s City Chambers, with A. Handyside Ritchie's recently cleaned and restored 1837 statue of Sir Walter Scott in the foreground.

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George Square in Glasgow, photographed in 1977. From the flags and bunting it's probably safe to assume this was taken round about the Queen's silver jubilee visit to the city in May of that year.

📷 Ole Holbech

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Finally, the seating and tables help give it a very European feel. As long as the rest of it matches this part, it's going to be a real asset for the city (or at least that's my opinion).

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Getting rid of the road has opened up the space and really shows off the surrounding architecture to its full potential. The newly planted ginkgo trees will look spectacular when their leave turn golden as the autumn progresses.

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I went in to central Glasgow this morning to check out the newly re-opened western section of the re-vamped George Square and I have to say I love it.

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