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Tolbooth Steeple, Glasgow Cross

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Tolbooth Steeple, Glasgow Cross
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A named place photographed at this map point in Glasgow City.
The Tolbooth Steeple, part of the original Tolbooth building in Glasgow, was constructed in the late 16th century, with the steeple added in 1601. It was built in a late medieval style and served as a civic and judicial building before being demolished in 1809; the steeple was relocated to the Glasgow Cross area and is a significant landmark in the city's historical center.

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