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Buchanan Street looking southward. The green glass entrance to Buchanan Street subway station is visible through the crowd, and the St Enoch travel center can be seen at the far end.
Buchanan Street looking southward. The green glass entrance to Buchanan Street subway station is visible through the crowd, and the St Enoch travel center can be seen at the far end.

Buchanan Street is one of the main shopping thoroughfares in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. High Street, or the High Street, is a Metonym for the generic name (and frequently the official name of the primary Business street Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It forms the central stretch of Glasgow's famous "Golden Z", with a generally more upmarket range of shops than its two neighbours Argyle Street and Sauchiehall Street. Sauchiehall Street is one of the main shopping/business streets in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland.

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History

The land around the north and northeast of Buchanan Street was formerly home to Buchanan Street railway station. Buchanan Street Station was the least known of Glasgow 's four main terminal Railway stations the other three being Central, Queen St and Originally owned by the Caledonian Railway, then the London Midland and Scottish Railway and finally British Railways, Buchanan Street station was closed in 1966. The Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish Railway company operating in Scotland London Midland for the new (2007 railway company The London Midland and Scottish Railway ( LMS) was a British Railway company See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. It was not rated highly either for location, architecture or convenience. Glasgow Queen Street station is immediately to the east of Buchanan Street, and the Buchanan Street station on the Glasgow Subway (which also serves Queen Street Station) is underneath the north end of Buchanan Street. Glasgow Queen Street ( Glaschu Sràid na Banrighinn in Gaelic) is a Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland, and is one of the city's Buchanan Street subway station is a station on the Glasgow Subway in Glasgow, Scotland. The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. The St. Enoch station of the subway is at the south end of Buchanan Street.

Buchanan bus station was opened at the northern end in 1978, at the same time as the street itself was pedestrianised between Bath Street and Argyle Street. Buchanan Bus Station is the main Bus terminus in Glasgow for journeys between the city and other towns in United Kingdom and international journeys Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The most northern reaches of the street were badly run down following the closure of the Glasgow NAAFI and the railway station, but this was addressed in the 1990s by the construction of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in 1990, and the adjoining Buchanan Galleries shopping mall in 1998. The Navy Army and Air Force Institutes ( NAAFI) (ˈnæfiː is an organisation created by the British government in 1921 to run recreational establishments needed Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is an arts venue in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Buchanan Galleries is a Shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In 1999, the entire street was repaved with high quality granite stonework and striking blue neon lighting. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The combination of impressive Victorian architecture and modern urban design won Buchanan Street the Academy of Urbanism 'Great Street Award' 2008, beating both O'Connell Street in Dublin and Regent Street/Portland Place, London. The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of Architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. O'Connell Street (Sráid Uí Chonaill is Dublin 's main thoroughfare Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Regent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London 's West End. Portland Place is a street in the Marylebone district of central London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. [1] The area between Argyle Street and St. Vincent Street is particularly popular with buskers. Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities.

The bus station was also substantially redeveloped following the closure of the bus station at Anderston, and became the principal bus terminus in the city centre. Anderston is a well-known district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It was renamed simply as "Buchanan Bus Station", since the street itself now terminated some distance away due to the building of the Concert Hall.

In May 2002 the Prime Minister Tony Blair unveiled a statue of the late politician Donald Dewar at the northern end of the street. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to A statue is a Sculpture in the round representing a person or persons an animal or an event normally full-length as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 &ndash 11 October 2000 was the first First Minister of Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000

Location

It runs south from the junction with Sauchiehall Street. At its north end are the Buchanan Galleries and the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The Buchanan Galleries is a Shopping mall located in the central area of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. The Princes Square mall and a flagship branch of the House of Fraser department store are opposite one another further south, and the street meets Argyle Street at the south, just north of St. Enoch Square. House of Fraser is a British Department store group with 63 stores (April 2008 across the United Kingdom and Ireland. St Enoch Square in Glasgow, Scotland is one of the city's main public spaces Buchanan Street is now entirely pedestrianised, but the streets that cross it (Bath Street, George Street, St. Vincent Street, and Argyle Street) are not.

Buchanan Street cuts through Nelson Mandela Place (which was renamed after the former South African president) the site of St George's-Tron Church and the Glasgow Stock Exchange building, and Royal Exchange Square, which now houses the Gallery of Modern Art. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The St George's-Tron Church in Glasgow, Scotland, commonly known simply as "The Tron" (though it should not be confused with the 17th–century Tron Church The Glasgow Stock Exchange is a prominent building and financial institution in the centre of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Royal Exchange Square is a public square in the City of Glasgow in Scotland. The Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA is the main gallery of Contemporary art in Glasgow, Scotland.

Buchanan Garden of a Saturday evening
Buchanan Garden of a Saturday evening

Shopping

Major departments and shopping centres include:-

Culture

See also: Culture in Glasgow

"The Golden Z"

The Golden Z is the name for the collection of three streets in Glasgow City Centre, all of which are dedicated to shopping. The name originates from the alignment of the three streets: Argyle Street, Buchanan Street, and Sauchiehall Street. Sauchiehall Street is one of the main shopping/business streets in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. The latter and former both run East-West and are connected in a roughly North West - South East direction by Buchanan Street. This results in the streets being shaped in a "Z" shape; and, of course, Golden comes from the millions made each year from these prime-location streets. Hence, the Golden Z.

This, like "The Clockwork Orange", is a term used solely by the media, locals simply referring to streets by their name or collectively as the town/city centre.

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Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom This page lists leading upscale shopping streets and districts by city.
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