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Mercat Cross and Tolbooth Steeple

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Mercat Cross and Tolbooth Steeple
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A named place photographed at this map point in Glasgow City.
The Mercat Cross and Tolbooth Steeple in Glasgow were built in the late 16th century, with the cross originally serving as a market cross and the steeple added later as part of the tolbooth complex. The structure reflects Renaissance architectural influences and symbolizes the civic and commercial importance of Glasgow in the early modern period.

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Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0