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  2. Willow Tearooms - Wikipedia

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    The Willow Tearooms are tearooms at 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland, designed by internationally renowned architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, which opened for business in October 1903. They quickly gained enormous popularity, and are the most famous of the many Glasgow tearooms that opened in the late 19th and early 20th century.

  3. List of teahouses - Wikipedia

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    A teahouse is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. Sometimes the meal is also called "tea" . Although its function varies widely depending on the culture, teahouses often serve as centers of social interaction , like coffeehouses .

  4. English afternoon tea - Wikipedia

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    English afternoon tea (or simply afternoon tea) is a British tradition that involves enjoying a light meal of tea, sandwiches, scones, and cakes in the mid-afternoon, typically between 3:30 and 5 pm. It originated in the 1840s as a way for the upper class to bridge the gap between lunch and a late dinner.

  5. Glasgow city centre - Wikipedia

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    The Tolbooth Steeple dominates Glasgow Cross and marks the east side of the Merchant City.. To the east is the commercial and residential district of Merchant City.The Merchant City was formerly the residential district of the wealthy city merchants in the 18th and early 19th centuries, particularly the Tobacco Lords from whom many of the streets take their name.

  6. Glasgow City Halls - Wikipedia

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    The City Halls and Old Fruitmarket re-opened in January 2006 after undergoing a period of extensive renovation. [2] The refurbished halls are now the home of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Scottish Music Centre, both members of a partnership with the City Council and Glasgow Cultural Enterprises.

  7. House for an Art Lover - Wikipedia

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    The house is situated in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park and sits east of the site of the Festival Tower of the Empire Exhibition, Scotland of 1938. The idea to actually build the house from the Mackintoshs' designs came from Graham Roxburgh, a civil engineer in Glasgow who had done refurbishment work on the Mackintosh interiors in Craigie Hall. [ 1 ]

  8. Crowne Plaza Glasgow - Wikipedia

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    Crowne Plaza Glasgow is a high-rise hotel in the Finnieston area of Glasgow, Scotland. Originally opened in 1989, it is a 4-star property on the banks of the River Clyde adjacent to the SEC Centre, the SEC Armadillo and the OVO Hydro. The building (along with the adjacent SEC Campus buildings), is frequently used as one of the most recognisable ...

  9. Scotstoun - Wikipedia

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    Scotstoun (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an Sgotaich) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, west of Glasgow City Centre.It is bounded by Garscadden and Yoker to the west, Victoria Park, Jordanhill and Whiteinch to the east, Jordanhill to the north and the River Clyde (and Braehead beyond) to the south.