Historic site · Glasgow
George Square is the principal civic square of Glasgow and one of six squares in the city centre. Named after King George III, it was laid out in 1781 but not developed for another twenty years. It is surrounded by architecturally important buildings, with the palatial City Chambers, whose foundation stone was laid in 1883, on its east side and the Merchants' House on its west side. The square has been remodelled in recent times, first in 2012 for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and again from 2024.
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At the centre of the square stands an 80-foot (24 m) column celebrating the author Sir Walter Scott, erected in 1837. Eleven other public statues stand around the square, among them those of Robert Burns, James Watt and Sir Robert Peel, and the only known equestrian statue of a young Queen Victoria beside one of Prince Albert, both by Carlo Marochetti. The square is also the site of the Glasgow Cenotaph, designed by Sir John James Burnet for Glaswegians killed in the First World War and unveiled in 1924 by Earl Haig. During the remodelling the statues were removed in early 2025 and restored.
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It is named after King George III and was laid out in 1781.
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