Italian Renaissance Revival
Late 19th century · 1882–1888
This is Glasgow City Chambers
William Young · 1888 · George Square
A Victorian city hall dressed as an Italian palazzo — a heavy rusticated ground floor, columned storeys stacked above it, and a domed tower rising over the centre.
How to spot one again
Storeys stacked like a palazzo: a rough-cut stone base, columns and pediments above, and one central tower over the entrance.
Read from one photo on George Square. Landmarks are named; the block across the street gets the same style, era and tell.
