Glasgow Cathedral and Necropolis
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Notes
- Prominently situated on a hill above the Glasgow Cathedral (also known as the Cathedral of St. Mungo), the Glasgow Necropolis is the final resting place for at least fifty thousand people who have been buried in approximately 3,500 tombs. The Necropolis, established in 1831 by the Merchants' House of Glasgow, features numerous obelisks, statues and pinnacles, decorated in ornate sculptural detail of the finest quality, in memory of the wealthiest inhabitants in the area who were buried there.
- Date of Original
- ca. 1908
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- OILL0153
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Latitude: 55.8623 Longitude: -4.2353
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Oakville Public LibraryEmail:oplreference@oakville.ca
Website:
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