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City of Glasgow The City of Glasgow grew from the medieval Bishopric of Glasgow and the establishment of the University of Glasgow in the 15th century which subsequently became a major centre of the Scottish Enlightenment in the 18th century. From the 18th century the city also grew as one of Britain's main hubs of transatlantic trade with British North America and the British West Indies. The Industrial Revolution, the city and surrounding region shifted to become one of the world's pre-eminent centres of Heavy Engineering, mainly recognised in the Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering industry which produced many innovative and famous vessels. Today it is one of Europe's top twenty financial centres and is home to many of Scotland's leading businesses. Glasgow is also ranked as the 57th most liveable city in the world.
Glasgow School of Art Charles Rennie Mackintosh was born at 70 Parson Street, Glasgow on 7 June 1868 as the fourth out of five children and the second son to William Mackintosh and Margaret Rennie. While working in architecture, Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed his own style which was a contrast between strong right angles and floral-inspired decorative motifs with subtle curves, the Mackintosh Rose motif, along with some references to traditional Scottish architecture. The project that helped make his international reputation was the Glasgow School of Art (1897–1909). During the early stages of the Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh also completed the Queen’s Cross Church project in Maryhill, Glasgow. This is one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's most mysterious projects. It is the only church by the Glasgow born artist to be built and is now the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society headquarters.
Stained Glass on display at Burrell Collection The Burrell Collection was put together over many years by Sir William Burrell, a wealthy industrialist, ship owner and art collector who gifted it to the city of Glasgow in 1944. The gift was made on the condition that the collection be housed in a building 16 miles (26 km) from the centre of Glasgow to show the works to their greatest advantage. A competition for design of the museum building in 1971 was delayed by a postal strike, allowing time for the winning architect Barry Gasson to complete his entry, designed in collaboration with Brit Andresen.
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre is better known as the SECC. It is located on the north bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow and is Scotland's largest exhibition centre. The Main Building was opened in 1985 with a concert by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Hall 1. It later held the Grand International Show in Hall 4 as part of the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival. In 1990 the Centre was one of the hubs of Glasgow's year as European City of Culture when concerts by Pavarotti, the Bolshoi Ballet and Opera and Bryan Adams were staged. After its' opening, the Centre gained the nickname, among locals, "The Big Red Shed", this was due to its' outward appearance which resembled a giant red painted warehouse. Following the Main Building being repainted grey in 1997, the nickname became redundant .
River Clyde The River Clyde is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the days of the British Empire. The success of the River at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution was encouraged by the location of Glasgow being a port facing the Americas. The tobacco and cotton trade began the drive in the early 18th century. However, the shallow Clyde was not navigable for the largest ocean-going ships and cargo had to be transferred at Greenock or Port Glasgow to smaller ships to sail into Glasgow itself.
, Glasgow George Square was named after George III, originally a statue of him was intended to occupy the centre of the square but the turmoil and anxiety caused to the city's Tobacco Lords by the American War of Independence in 1775 and eventual British defeat in 1783 along with his ever more frequent bouts of madness had created mixed feelings toward the Hanoverian and so it was decided instead to commemorate Sir Walter Scott, incidentally this was the first ever memorial dedicated to him. Today the east side of the square is dominated by the ornate Glasgow City Chambers, headquarters of Glasgow City Council. The North side consists of Queen Street Station, the North British Railway Hotel (now the Millennium Hotel) which dates from the 1840s, and George House which replaced an older georgian building.

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