Love the dormer windows and cupola on J.J. Burnet's 1891 Charing Cross Mansions in Glasgow.

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The rooftop of J.J. Burnet's 1891 Charing Cross Mansions in Glasgow, featuring a tall octagonal cupola topped wtih brattishing and a rather wonderful two-stage lantern.

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A beautifully sculpted hooded female figure near the clock on Charing Cross Mansions on Sauchiehal Street in Glasgow.

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Charing Cross Mansions in Glasgow. Designed by J.J. Burnet in a French Renaissance style and built in 1891, it's one of Glasgow's many architectural gems.

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Charing Cross Mansions

Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow

May 2022

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It's a stance that can potentially be traced back at least to Michealangelo and the figures he painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the 16th Century.

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Interestingly, the mask of Father Time bears an uncanny resemblence to John Burnet Senior, the father of the building's architect John James Burnet Jnr.

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Created by William Birnie Rhind in 1889, it seems likely this figure represents either Night or Winter to go with the other allegorical figures associated with this clock.

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The clock face itself is surrounded by Zodiac signs, and below it the bearded face of Father Time emerges from the stone work. All in all, a rather beautiful clock filled with a lot of symbolism.

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