page_title: The Lighthouse, Glasgow
section_title: Views of Glasgow
hierarchical_section_title: The Lighthouse, Glasgow / Views of Glasgow
caption_attribution_description: English: The spiral staircase at the Lighthouse in Mitchell Lane, Glasgow
context_page_description: The Lighthouse in Glasgow is Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture. It was opened as part of Glasgow's status as UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999.
  The Lighthouse is the renamed conversion of the former offices of the Glasgow Herald newspaper. Completed in 1895, it was designed by the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The centre's vision is to develop the links between design, architecture, and the creative industries, seeing these as interconnected social, educational, economic and cultural issues of concern to everyone.
context_section_description: One of the key features of the Lighthouse is the uninterrupted view over Glasgow's cityscape available from the Mackintosh Tower at the north of the building, which is accessible via a helical staircase from the third floor.
  There is also another modern viewing platform at the south of the building, on the sixth floor and is only accessible via lift.
caption: View of the helical staircase leading up to the viewing platform at the top of the Lighthouse
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