Did you know that the world's oldest surviving music hall is located right here in Glasgow?
Situated in the Trongate, the Britannia Panopticon, or Britannia Music Hall (as it was previously known), was constructed in 1857 by city builder Archibald Blair. The building was designed by architects Thomas Gildard and Robert H. M. MacFarlane to look grand and classical with features such as cherubs and an Italianate-style facade.
Famous for being one of the first venues in Scotland to be powered by electricity, the auditorium could hold approximately 1,500 visitors, and, at its peak, all of its shows in a day would have been completely packed.
