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Love this copper dome, finial and weather vane on the top of the Connell Building on West George Street in Glasgow.
They are green because they are covered in verdigris, a pigment created by a chemical reaction between the copper and acettic acid (the main component of vinegar).
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#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #glasgowarchitecture #domes #verdigris
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