Glasgow City Chambers: A tour around one of Glasgow's most loved buildings in 14 pictures

Glasgow City Chambers is at the heart of Glasgow with the history of the building dating back over 140 years

The headquarters of successive councils since 1889, City Chambers looms large over the eastern side of George Square. Public tours are conducted twice a day.

Its marble staircase is reputed to be the biggest of its kind in the world and has featured in films as a stand in for the Kremlin and the Vatican. The Banqueting Hall is where figures including President Ulysses S Grant, Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela and Sir Alex Ferguson were given the Freedom of the City.

The walls are decorated with murals showing some of the history of the city. The artists were from the Glasgow School including Sir John Lavery, Alexander Roche and George Henry.

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