Glasgow City Chambers
In 1814, the tolbooth was sold – with the exception of the steeple, which still remains – and the council chambers moved to the public buildings in the Saltmarket, near Glasgow Green.[6] The building was inaugurated by Queen Victoria in August 1888 and the first council meeting held within the chambers took place in October 1889.Although originally intended to feature a figure symbolising Glasgow 'with the Clyde at her feet sending her manufactures to all the world', the Pediment was redesigned to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.[5] In March 2015, it hosted the medal ceremony for Bob Fulton, Robert Somerville and John Keenan, three retired Rolls-Royce factory workers, honoured for their boycott against the Chilean Air Force during the dictatorship of General Pinochet of Chile.[16] The Council Chamber is clad in Spanish mahogany panelling and its windows are made of Venetian stained glass.
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