George Square in Glasgow was named after King George III. The square was planned by architects James and Robert Adam, beginning around 1780.
Robert Adam was the son of Scotland's most famous architect, William Adam who designed Hopetown House and Duff House. Of William's three architect sons (John, Robert and James), the latter two developed a style known as Adamesque. Features of this style include Roman motifs, grotesque panels, and pilasters. Robert Adam died on March 3, 1792.
George Square contains a statue of Sir Walter Scott, which was the first memorial dedicated to him. Other famous Scott Memorial sites include Edinburgh, and the Literary Walk in New York's Central Park. The column on which the statue sits was erected in 1837. Scott shares the square with other notables such as James Watt, Robert Burns, Queen Victoria, Sir John Moore, William Gladstone and Robert Peel.
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