Crowne Plaza Glasgow (Glasgow)
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Congress Road, 3
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hotel, Crowne Plaza Hotel
Originally built in 1988 as the Forum Hotel - it was a hot political potato in its day.
Hard to believe, but back in the mid 1980s when Glasgow was still an up-and-coming tourist destination, the local hotel industry campaigned vigorously against its construction, and were eventually steamrollered over by the then Scottish Secretary - Malcolm Rifkind. Its distinctive black reflected glass design isn’t the only Manhattan-esque design feature. Just like an American skyscraper it has no designated 13th floor either.
British TV viewers know it as the location of the Glasgow auditions of The X-Factor, or course!
Hard to believe, but back in the mid 1980s when Glasgow was still an up-and-coming tourist destination, the local hotel industry campaigned vigorously against its construction, and were eventually steamrollered over by the then Scottish Secretary - Malcolm Rifkind. Its distinctive black reflected glass design isn’t the only Manhattan-esque design feature. Just like an American skyscraper it has no designated 13th floor either.
British TV viewers know it as the location of the Glasgow auditions of The X-Factor, or course!
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowne_Plaza
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Coordinates: 55°51'35"N 4°17'22"W
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