Kelvingrove Park is the West End`s biggest park and it is a popular recreation area in this busy part of the city. It`s also part of a fine piece of urban landscaping as it provides an open space around the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and in front of the tall tower of Glasgow University.
The park is named after the River Kelvin which runs through it. The river is an important wildlife corridor in this part of the city and its route is followed by the Kelvin Walkway. A number of bridges over the river are sited within the park.
The following articles give a description of the park, notes on its history and a description of a number of its statues and monuments.
| general | |
| history | |
| museums | |
| Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum | the city`s most important museum |
| exhibitions | |
| 1888 International Exhibition | |
| 1901 International Exhibition | |
| 1911 Scottish National Exhibition | |
| statues and monuments | |
| Cameronians War Memorial | |
| Kennedy Monument | |
| Lord Kelvin Statue | |
| Lord Lister Statue | |
| Lord Roberts Statue | |
| Stewart Memorial Fountain | |
| bridges over the River Kelvin | |
| Dumbarton Road Bridge | |
| Kelvin Way Bridge | |
| other buildings | |
| Sunlight Cottages |
Kelvingrove Park has numerous memorials and statues. This is the Stewart Memorial Fountain, one of the city`s finest fountains.