People's Palace description and photos - Great Britain: Glasgow (Topic)

People's Palace description and photos - Great Britain: Glasgow. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is People's Palace.

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The People's Palace and Winter Garden in Glasgow, Scotland is a museum and conservatory located in Glasgow Green Park. They were discovered by the Earl of Rosebery in 1898. At that time, the East End of Glasgow was considered a very disadvantaged area of the city, and the opening of the People's Palace was intended to improve the overall situation, to provide a cultural center for residents.

Initially, reading rooms and lounges were located on the first floor of the building, a museum on the second, and an art gallery on the third. But in the 40s of the XX century, the palace became a museum of Glasgow history, telling about the life of the city and its inhabitants. The museum displays reflect the changing face of the city over the centuries. Museum showcases reproduce the everyday life of an ordinary city dweller - a one-room apartment, a trip to a public laundry, an evening of dancing at the famous Barrowland Hall and a boat trip on the Clyde River.

By the centenary, the palace underwent a significant reconstruction, the greenhouses were expanded and refurbished. In 2005, the Doulton Fountain, the largest terracotta fountain in the world, created for the International Exhibition in Glasgow in honor of Queen Victoria's golden anniversary, was moved to a new location - in front of the palace.

In the 80s, the press covered the story of the admission of one of the employees of the People's Palace to the trade union. She was refused admission to the union of state and local employees, since considered that she was not a "white" but a "blue" collar. She was admitted to another union. We are talking about a cat named Smadzh, who was on the staff of the People's Palace and whose job was to catch mice in the palace.

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