Lamentably, however, the city has experienced its fair share of significant losses down the centuries too.
Whether demolished in the name of progress, or destroyed by ill fortune and fate, we take a look at 9 of Glasgow's lost wonders we wish had stood the test of time.
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The 1938 Empire Exhibition. Photo: -
. Tait Tower
The art deco Tower of Empire, also named Tait Tower after its architect, Thomas S. Tait, was Scotland's tallest building when it was built for the 1938 Empire Exhibition held at Bellahouston Park. The tower had three observation decks and could be seen from more than 100 miles away. A temporary structure, it was demolished within a year. Photo: -
. Bishop's Castle
Move over, Edinburgh, Glasgow also had a historic castle at its centre once upon a time.. The Bishop's Castle had stood since Medieval times and served as the residence for bishops and archbisops of Glasgow Cathedral up until the Reformation. It was razed to the ground in the late 18th century to make for the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Photo: -
5. Shipbuilding on the Clyde
The banks of the River Clyde were once alive with the cacophonous din of clanking metal and the calls of tens of thousands workers. Until the post war era, Glasgow was at the vanguard of Britain's shipbuilding industry and a producer of countless ocean going vessels, making this, undoubtedly, one of the city's lost wonders. Photo: -
6. The Apollo
Originally Green's Playhouse Cinema, the 3,500-capacity Apollo was Glasgow's most important music venue in the 1970s and 1980s and played host to the likes of Johnny Cash, Blondie and the Ramones. The latter described it as their favourite venue to play. The legendary venue was demolished in the mid-1980s and Cineworld now occupies the site. Photo: -
7. The Carrick (City of Adelaide)
Launched in 1864, the Carrick, also known as the City of Adelaide, is the world's oldest surviving clipper ship. Built in Sunderland, the Carrick was berthed on the Clyde for many years but sank in the late 1980s. In 2013, she was salvaged and relocated to Australia, where the ship had made 23 journeys transporting people to the colonies in her heyday. Photo: -
8. Glasgow School of Art
Ravaged by fire twice in the last decade, it goes without saying that the double loss of the Glasgow School of Art is among the worst the city has ever faced. Charles Rennie Mackintosh's crowning glory was left a burnt out shell following the last devastating fire in 2018 and is in the long process of being built anew. Photo: -