University of Glasgow, A historic gem with a magical campus

Glasgow, Glasgow City G12 8QQ, UK

The steeples on campus are as sacred as can be

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Introduction

The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 and is the second-oldest public comprehensive university in Scotland, the fourth-oldest in the United Kingdom, and one of the top 80 elite universities in the world, repeatedly selected as one of the world's best universities by the Times Higher Education and U.S. News. This historic university has produced many famous figures, such as the "father of economics" Adam Smith, thermodynamics pioneer Kelvin, steam engine innovator James Watt, and the founder of surgical disinfection techniques Joseph Lister. In addition, the university has also produced four founders of modern higher education universities. The University of Glasgow's buildings were designed in Gothic architecture by Sir George Gilbert Scott, with the most famous being the main building, also known as the Gilbert Scott Building. The main building consists of two adjacent squares, with an open corridor in the middle, a graduation hall above, and a striking Gothic clock tower. Although the exterior is Gothic, the interior is decorated in Victorian style. This building was also the first classic work in the UK to use a steel frame structure and a lighter roof. The University of Glasgow also has several museums, such as the Hunterian Museum, Hunterian Art Gallery, Mackintosh House, Zoology Museum, and Anatomy Museum.