Glasgow

MARIA LAVRIK
PN 12-17
Glasgow
1. Glasgow is the most populous
city in Scotland
2. Area- 175 Km ²
3. Population-626,410
4. Language- English Scots Gaelic
 Fossil Grove in Glasgow’s Vi
ctoria Park
 has trees that are twice as
old as dinosaurs. Eleven
extinct fossilised trees date
back 330 million years to a
time when Glasgow’s
climate was warm and
humid.
  The University of Glasgow’s Hunterian Museum was built in 1807 and is
Scotland’s oldest public museum. The museum has a large collection of art and
scientific relics including the world’s first-ever ultra sound machine
 The Glasgow Tower is the only
structure on Earth that has the ability
to rotate 360 degrees into prevailing
wind and it holds the Guinness World
Record for tallest fully rotating
freestanding structure in the world.
The tower has been 
besieged by problems since it was
built in 2001.
 The first international association football game was played in
Glasgow in 1872 at the West of Scotland Cricket ground and
was between Scotland and England. The match ended in a 0-0
draw.
The real Stone of Destiny is Glasgow.
 Four Glasgow Uni students tried to steal
the stone from Westminster Abbey in
1950 - that much is in the history books.
But the story is that the one they handed
back is a replica - the real one was hidden
under a seat in the bar while they toasted
the heist. Head in for a pint and make up
your own mind.
It’s the real city of romance. Stick that in yer pipe and smoke it, Paris - we have the bones of
the original, the one and only St Valentine here in Glasgow. The Church of Blessed St John
Duns Scotus (try and say that after a few date night tipples) houses the remains - so if a trip to
the Gorbals with your beloved is on the cards then this could be a way to kill time … we
mean, er, set the mood.
 There are 20 museums and art
galleries in Glasgow,
amounting to a hell of a
collection - the largest civic
arts collection in Europe, no
less. Dali, Van Gogh, Degas
and Monet - we have them all.
And bear in mind that we
don’t charge to see them, as
our public galleries are free of
charge. Take that, London and
no hard feelings, Berlin!