Choosing between University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow

Hi,
I am an international applicant and I got offers from both of the universities in History of Art joint hons. I really like their programmes but I was wondering which uni is better, primarily for the course of history of art.

here is what I applied for specifically:
University of Glasgow- History of Art/Central and Eastern European Studies

University of Edinburgh- History of Art/Chinese Studies

Thank you! Additional advice about either cities are welcomed as well

Hi,
I am an international applicant and I got offers from both of the universities in History of Art joint hons. I really like their programmes but I was wondering which uni is better, primarily for the course of history of art.

here is what I applied for specifically:
University of Glasgow- History of Art/Central and Eastern European Studies

University of Edinburgh- History of Art/Chinese Studies

Thank you! Additional advice about either cities are welcomed as well

this is probably a stupid question, but edinburgh is a city that is apparently easy to get around by walking, whereas in 'bigger' cities such as glasgow this is not possible. yet glasgow has an area of 68 sq miles whilst edinburgh is 102? confuseed

Edinburgh is a capital city, with the commensurate number of important art collections. Glasgow is no slouch in that department either, but Edinburgh probably has the edge. Edinburgh is also very attractive as a city, as you can tell by the vast numbers of international visitors each year.

I agree with everything but also want to point out that Glasgow actually has a higher population.

Think you may have meant to quote the person above me. I have nothing to say about population.

Oh no I meant to quote you. You didn't mention anything about population, which was why I found it appropriate to add that piece of information because you were (partly) talking about infrastructure. And infrastructure tends to be better in higher populated areas.

Also, Edinburgh being a capital city in itself is basically the only draw for international visitors.

Also, Edinburgh being a capital city in itself is basically the only draw for international visitors.

Spent much time in Edinburgh have we?

That has nothing to do with anything. It's pretty obvious that international visitors would go to Edinburgh but not Glasgow mostly because most of them don't even know Glasgow exists.

It has everything to do with it. If you've spent a lot of time in Edinburgh (and Glasgow) then I'm willing to entertain your remarks about population+=infrastructure+ in this specific context. If you haven't, then frankly, you are talking out of your hat.

As to your second point, you actually tend to find that a lot of foreign visitors to Scotland do Glasgow too - if only for things like the Willow Tea Rooms, the art, etc. For many it's also a sneaky opportunity to do a distillery tour if they don't have time to make it out of the cities. While we may have the national galleries in Edinburgh, Glasgow is very much the cultural centre of Scotland. Many visitors to Scotland do the circuit of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, St Andrews - many go even further afield.