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Argyle Building, Glasgow

United Kingdom

The 1019th tallest building in the world

m

The Argyle Building is a mid-rise residential Skyscraper in the Anderston district within the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Started in 2005 and completed in 2008, it is among the highest buildings currently standing within the city's central area and occupies a prominent spot next to the Kingston Bridge and the M8 motorway. It can be seen prominently in the background of BBC Scotland television news bulletins.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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