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The Lighthouse is Scotland's center for architecture, design and the city. It was opened as part of Glasgow's year as UK City of Architecture and Design. Four galleries over four floors give space to temporary exhibitions and there's also a special review gallery dedicated to new and innovative designers. The center has an interactive, creative play environment for young children and a permanent Mackintosh Interpretation Center, for which there is a small entrance charge. Access to the building itself, a converted Mackintosh design, is free and there are several bars and restaurants on the premises.
The Lighthouse, which opened in July 1999, is based in Charles Rennie Mackintosh's first public commission, which housed the Glasgow Herald from 1895. Unoccupied for 15 years, the building is now the site of a seven-story, state-of-the-art exhibition center with a unique blue neon-tracked …
Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed these former offices of the Glasgow Herald newspaper in 1893. Mackintosh's building now serves as a fitting setting for Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City, which celebrates all facets of the architectural profession. The Mackintosh …
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Glasgow is a huge, sprawling city with a river running through it. Given a comfortable pair of shoes, it's possible to walk from the west end, through the center, north-east to the medieval area, down through the east end and over one of the many bridges to the south side in only a few hours. Luckily, …