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"Glasgow's West End refers to the bohemian district of cafés, bars, boutique's, upmarket hotels, clubs and restaurants in the hinterland of Kelvingrove Park, the University of Glasgow, BBC Scotland's Headquarters, Glasgow Botanic Gardens and the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. The district is home to some of the wealthiest addresses in the country. The West End includes the upmarket residential areas of Hillhead, Dowanhill, Kelvingrove, Kelvinside, Hyndland and Jordanhill, the commercial and social area around Byres Road and, to a lesser extent, Partick (a more working class area). However the name is now being used to mean anywhere to the west of Charing Cross. This includes areas like Kelvinbridge, Kelvindale and Anniesland. The spire of Sir George Gilbert Scott's Glasgow University main building (the second largest Gothic Revival building in Britain) is a major local landmark, and can be seen for miles around, sitting atop Gilmorehill. The University itself is the fourth oldest in the United Kingdom, after Oxford, Cambridge and St. Andrews. Much of the city's student population is based in the West End, adding to its cultural vibrancy."