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Although called the Ground Floor, this is the level which is reached via stairs and lift from the Rear Entrance and via steps beside the Main Entrance.
From either entrance, you enter a foyer between the entrance doors and the Main Hall. We'll call these the South Foyer, inside the Rear Entrance and the North Foyer, inside the North Entrance.
The Main Hall is, therefore, the large space between these foyers (north/south) and rows of pillars which run north/south on each side, supporting the First Floor. The area of the Main Hall constitutes an atrium, to the roof of the building.
There are three rows of pillars, running north/south on each side of the Main Hall, which support a balcony at First Floor level. The space within these pillars is occupied by services and facilities, described below, whilst outside these are the East and West courts.
The courts are surrounded on the other three sides by a row of pillars supporting the First Floor balcony, behind which are the galleries on the Ground Floor. There's an atrium in the middle of each court to the roof of the building.
This is the space between the North Entrance and the Main Hall. The middle pair of entrance doors (preferred) leads into a lobby which juts south into this space. To each side are steps to the First Floor galleries.
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west entrance doors wall juts south middle entrance door, from lobby wall retreats east entrance doors Penny Press machine |
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doorway to shop wall with radiator passage leading east towards Northeast Stairs |
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adverts |
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Northeast Stairs |
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blank wall |
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doorway into Main Hall large donations box second door to Main Hall map of building third door into Main Hall |
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passage towards Northwest Stairs |
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blank wall |
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Northeast Stairs |
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wooden partition with windows blank wall |
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wall with radiator doorway to staff area mobile information rack |
The Main Hall has a central information desk with mobile displays and a donations box. On the east and west sides are five archways between pillars, leading to facilities of interest. Towards the southeast corner are tables and chairs extending from the coffee shop, Coffee at Kelvingrove.
The pillars between the arches on each side are covered with gold name plates containing names of donors who contributed towards the refurbishment of the Museum.
Going clockwise from the east doors of the North Entrance.
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wall with name plates |
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blank wall first arch - towards Looking at Art and the Art Discovery Centre pillar with name plates second arch, metal rail and barrier round Lower East Stairs pillar with name plates third arch - leading across top of steps, towards the East Court north entrance to the Coffee at Kelvingrove, opposite top of stairs pillar seating area, donations box opposite, to west fourth arch - west entrance to Coffee at Kelvingrove gap in seating leads to entrance seating resumes pillar with name plates fifth arch - towards Scottish Art and Looking at Design pillar with no name plates |
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3 sets of doors from south entrance |
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pillar, no name plates first arch - towards Glasgow Stories and Ancient Egypt pillar with name plates second arch - Mini Museum pillar, with name plates third arch - across top of Lower West Stairs, towards West Court, north entrance to Mini Museum opposite top of stairs pillar, with name plates fourth arch - rail and barrier around Lower West stairs pillar with name plates fifth arch - towards Scotland's Wildlife and Environment Discovery Centre blank wall |
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wall with name plates doors from North Foyer |
This lies between the doors from the Rear Entrance and the Main Hall. There's a push button controlled door at the west end of the entrance leading towards the automatic door to the lift to the terrace. This space also contains the foot of the Southeast and Southwest stairs to the First Floor galleries.
Going Clockwise from the west entrance doors.
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Southwest Stairs |
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doors to hall, three pairs |
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pair of doors – only the east one opened at the time of our survey second pair of doors - both opened outwards at the time of our survey pillar revolving door pillar box first pair outward opening doors box with push button second pair of doors, operated by button |
The three rows of four pillars east of the Main Hall provide five passages leading east, each of which is divided into two sections. Some of these units are occupied by features such as the Lower East Stairs. To aid understanding of this space, we consider each passage in turn, moving away from the Main Hall.
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recess to statue of Graham Gilbert, RSA blank wall blank door |
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entrance to Looking at Art |
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rear of Lower East Stairs walkway towards lift |
The first unit is occupied by the well of the Lower East Stairs, the second is the walkway towards the East Lift
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top of Lower East Stairs walkway towards East Lift East End
South Side
The Fourth PassageThis is occupied by Coffee at Kelvingrove.
East End
South Side, Going East
To the West of the Main HallThe three rows of four pillars west of the Main Hall provide five passages leading west, each of which is divided into two sections. Some of these units are occupied by features such as the Lower West Stairs. To aid understanding of this space, we consider each passage in turn, moving away from the Main Hall. The First (north) PassageNorth Side
West End
South Side
In the middle of this passage is an ornate seat, two opposing quarter circles. Second PassageThe first unit is occupied by the Lower West Stairs, whilst the second is the walkway past entrances to the West Court. There's a seat on the east side, beside the stairwell. Third PassageNorth Side
West End
South Side
The Fourth PassageThis is occupied by the Mini Museum. The Fifth (South) PassageNorth Side
West End
South Side
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