University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
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University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow

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Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow has cultivated many well-known figures, including not only the "father of economics" Adam Smith, Kelvin who first proposed the concept of thermodynamic temperature scale, James Watt, the improver of steam engines, etc. Founder of a modern university of higher education. The famous medieval architect Sir George Gilbert Scott (SirGeorgeGilbertScott) designed the Gothic style of the University of Glasgow complex. One of the more prestigious buildings is the current main building of the University of Glasgow (GilbertScottBuilding). The main building of the University of Glasgow consists of two squares juxtaposed. There is a cloister on the second floor. Above the cloister is the huge ButeHall. The finishing touch of the whole building is its Gothic belltower. Under the Gothic exterior, the interior of the main building is decorated in Victorian style; the entire main building was the first in the UK to use a reinforced skeleton structure and a lighter roof, which is a classic in the history of architecture.

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