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Eclectic town of commerce, entertainment and artistic splendour, Glasgow’s traces its origins to 543 AD when St. Mungo built a church here. The site was then called ‘Glas-ghu,’ meaning ‘dear green place,’ and the city still boasts more green places per head than any other city in Europe.
Glasgow’s architecture is a magnificent mix of Georgian elegance, Victorian splendour and groundbreaking Art Nouveau. The city’s efforts at regeneration in the late 20th Century earned it the title of “European City of Culture” in 1990 and “City of Architecture and Design” in 1999. The city was the focus for many of Scotland’s greatest architects, including Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Adam brothers and Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson. Its famous School of Art was conceived entirely by Mackintosh at the turn of the 20th century, from the exterior design features to the ingenious heating systems and eccentric furniture.
Glasgow’s art galleries, parks and museums are still free to the public today, confirming a dedication to heritage and culture that befits a city of Glasgow’s humour, vibrancy and international stature. Glasgow Cathedral on the old High Street is one of the most intact of all Scotland’s great Gothic buildings.
George Square (City Centre)
Merchant City
Queens Park
Ibrox
Pollok Country Park
Kelvingrove
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