The Ca' Do'Ro Building Glasgow

I was in town this morning and passed the the Ca' D'Oro Building, at the corner of Union Street and Gordon Street. Architect John Honeyman is said to have based his design for what was originally a furniture warehouse, opened in 1872, on the "Golden House" in Venice. It was built using triple-arched cast iron frames with masonry arches above the shops below. Above the arches, large bay and round windows are framed by Doric and Corinthian columns.

The building became known as the Ca' D'Oro in 1927, when a restaurant of that name was opened in the concrete mansard erected on top of the building. It was the scene of many a social occasion in my parents' generation. Central station is across the road.