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Top Attractions in Glasgow
Sir Norman Foster's Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow Tower, The Holmwood House, the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, the Mitchell Library, GoMA, Glasgow Cathedral , The University of Glasgow, Hampden Park,
Glasgow
Scotland
Language: English
Currency: British pound (GBP)
Information about Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands. A person from Glasgow is known as a Glaswegian, which is also the name of the local dialect. Glasgow grew from the medieval Bishopric of Glasgow and the later establishment of the University of Glasgow, which contributed to the Scottish Enlightenment. From the 18th century the city became one of Europe's main hubs of transatlantic trade with the Americas. With the Industrial Revolution, the city and surrounding region grew to become one of the world's pre-eminent centres of engineering and shipbuilding, constructing many innovative and famous vessels. Glasgow was known as the "Second City of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era and Edwardian period. Today it is one of Europe's top twenty financial centres and is home to many of Scotland's leading businesses.