Most such sculptures represent figures from Greek, Roman, Egyptian or even Persian mythology, or are allegorial figures expressing particular virtues, such as prudence, the owners wished to be associated with their institution.

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Built for the Standard Life Insurance Company in 1890, it's one of the few architectural sculptures representing biblical parables or figures on the city's many grand financial buildings.

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The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins by James Young on a pediment of the Standard Building in Gordon Street opposite the Central Hotel in Glasgow.

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It's hard to see from the ground, but for me, the circular decoration around the uppermost window has a Glasgow Style feel to it, which is quite unusual on an otherwise more Classical style construction.

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Love the corner structures, each topped with cupola, on J.H. Craigie 1902 addition to Alexander 'Greek' Thomson's Grosvenor Building on Gordon Street in Glasgow.

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The Grosvenor Building on Gordon Street in Glasgow. The lower floors were designed by Alexander 'Greek' Thomson and were built in 1864. The upper floors were designed by J.H. Craigie and were added in 1902.

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Allegorical figures of Summer (left) and Winter (right) on top of the former R.W. Forsyth's Department Store on the corner of Gordon Street and Renfield Street in Glasgow. These were created by William Birnie Rhind in the 1890s.

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These are the rather impressive buildings which greet visitors to the city as they exit the main entrance of Central Station on the opposite side of the road.

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This includes Bouchar and Causland, with later alternations by J.J. Burnet (on the right), Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, with later additions by J.H. Craigie (middle), and James Thomson (far left).

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Gordon Street in Glasgow, featuring the work of some of the city's finest architects.

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