Glasgow is more the big city of Scotland.

It is located on the river Clyde. Its population is estimated at: 1749154 inhabitants and: 2200000 in the agglomeration.

The approximate coordinates of the center of the city are 55°52' northern, western 4°15'.

History

Glasgow develops around a church of the 6th century built by Saint Mungo, which converts the Scot with the Christianisme. But one cannot speak about Scotland nor of Scot for the Life century. In the north of Glasgow the field of the Pictes is, which one does not know too well if they are Brittons, nor even of the Celtes. What will become Glasgow in any case constitutes the zone more in north of the grounds controlled by the people brittonic, but which soon will belong to the Scots, or Gaëls of Ireland, and which will become then, some three centuries later, for a part, Scotland. Scotland is thus heiress, by her past, of the Celtic civilization, that of the island of Brittany , and the town of Glasgow shares the same origin. Holy Gildas ( Sant Weltaz ) and Holy Patrick ( Sant Padrig ), both Britto-Romans, are originating in this region of the estuary of the Clyde.

In 1175 is founded the Archevêché of Glasgow. The prosperity of the city dates from the union of Scotland with the England, in 1707.

Glasgow, which then obtained the right to trade with the islands of the the Western Indies, became the center commercial of Tabac, then Coton and Sucre. Clyde was dredged to be able to receive sea-going ships.

Glasgow dates essentially from the 18th century; the Saint-Mungo cathedral (completed in the middle of the 15th century) and the house Provand' S Lordship (1471) are older buildings, but are exceptions.

The city accommodates the Université of Glasgow, founded in 1453. It was one of the great centers of the Art nouveau with Charles Rennie Mackintosh, founder of the Glasgow School off Art .

During the Second world war, the city is considerably damaged by the German bombardments .

Culture

Classical music

Glasgow has remarkable a symphony orchestra, formerly directed by Walter Susskind and Bryden Thomson in particular.

Economy

Stimulated by the Industrial revolution, Glasgow became an important center of foundry and naval constructions.

Glasgow is equipped with modern harbor installations. Located near a vast coal basin, it is an important industrial center.

Traditional industries (naval construction and steel-works), now declining, succeeded of industries related to the production of Pétrole (Chimie and material of drilling).

Transport

The town of Glasgow has one of oldest the subways of the world. This subway comprises only one line, circular, and is called orange Clockwork (Clockwork orange) because of the color of the coaches.

The trains leave towards north and is Scotland since Queen Street Station, and towards the south from Glasgow Central.

The city is served by two airports, Glasgow Airport (in outskirts of the city) and Glasgow Prestwick (in south-west). This last is especially used by the regional companies and/or at low cost.

Famous personalities

; Real
  • Mark Knopfler, member and founder of the rock group To say Straits, born in Glasgow in 1949
  • Frank Lloyd (1886 - 1960), realizer born in Glasgow
  • Charles Rennie Mackintosh, architect and designer born in Glasgow and there having mainly worked
  • Jimmy Somerville, pop singer, having been born in Glasgow
  • Paolo Nutini, singer, having incipient in Glasgow
  • Angus Young, guitarist and founder of the group of hard rock AC/DC, having incipient in Glasgow on March 31st, 1955

; Groups of music

  • Aztec Camera, group of founded New wave in Glasgow in 1980 (separate in 1995)
  • Beautiful and Sebastian, group of pop indie founded in Glasgow in 1996
  • Camera Obscura, group of pop indie founded in Glasgow in 1996
  • Franz Ferdinand, rock group founded in Glasgow in 2001
  • Mogwai, group of post-rock'n'roll founded in Glasgow in 1995
  • Simple Minds, founded rock group new wave in Glasgow in 1975
  • Teenage Fanclub, rock group founded in Glasgow in 1989
  • Texas, rock group founded in Glasgow in 1985
  • The Arab Strap, rock group founded in Glasgow in 1995 (separate in 2006)
  • The Delgados, group of pop indie founded in Glasgow in 1994 (separate in 2005)
  • Travis, rock group founded in Glasgow about 1990

; Virtual

Twinnings

See too

External bond

  • Official site

Simple: Glasgow

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