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1、Glasgow格拉斯哥市,Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom.,By pennie,The city is situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands.A person from Glasgow is known as a Glaswegian,which is also the name of the local dialect.,River Clyde,The Rive

2、r Clyde is a major river in Scotland.It 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 British Empire.,Climate,In spite of its northerly latitude,close to the sam

3、e line as Moscow,Glasgows climate is classified as Oceanic.,Glasgow is one of Scotlands milder areas.Temperatures are usually higher than most places of equal latitude away from the UK,due to the warming influence of the Gulf Stream.,City centreThe city centre is based on a grid system of streets on

4、 the north bank of the River Clyde.The heart of the city is George Square,West End,Glasgows West End refers to the bohemian district of cafs,tea rooms,bars,boutiques,upmarket hotels,clubs and restaurants in the hinterland of Kelvingrove Park,the University of Glasgow,Glasgow Botanic Gardens and the

5、Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre,especially on the areas main thoroughfare,Byres Road,and on Ashton Lane.The area is popular with tourists,and contains many hotels,including the prestigious One Devonshire Gardens,which has accommodated a number of celebrity guests on visits to the city.,Kel

6、vingrove Art Gallery,The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow,Scotland.The building houses one of Europes great civic art collections.,East End,The East End extends from Glasgow Cross in the City Centre to the boundary with North and South Lanarkshire.,Glasgow Gr

7、een,Glasgow Green is a park situated in the east end of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde.It is the oldest park in the city dating back to the 15th century.,South Side,Glasgows South Side sprawls out south of the Clyde.The South Side also includes many great parks,including Linn Park,Quee

8、ns Park,Bellahouston Park and Rouken Glen Park,and several golf clubs,including the championship course at Haggs Castle.,Queens Park,Glasgow,Situated on the south side of the city of Glasgow,in Scotland,Queens Park lies approximately two miles from the city centre.,Queens Park,Glasgow,The park was a

9、cquired in 1857 and was designed by the world renowned 有名的 Sir Joseph Paxton,also responsible for noted public parks in London,Liverpool,Birkenhead and the grounds of the Spa Buildings at Scarborough.,Sir Joseph Paxton,Sir Joseph Paxton(3 August 1803 8 June 1865)was an English gardener and architect

10、,best known for designing The Crystal Palace.,The Crystal Palace,The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron 铸铁的and glass building originally erected in Hyde Park,London,England,to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.,The 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park,Queen Victoria opens the Great Exhibition in The Crys

11、tal Palace,Queens Park,Glasgow,The park was dedicated to the memory of Mary,Queen of Scots and not Queen Victoria,a common misconception given the proximity to Victoria Road and that the park was created during her reign.,Mary,Queen of Scots,Mary,Queen of Scots was Scottish queen regnant from 14Dece

12、mber 1542 to 24 July 1567.In lists of Scottish monarchs,she is recognised as Mary I.,Mary,Queen of Scots,In 1558,she married Francis,Dauphin of France,who ascended the French throne as Francis II in 1559.,Mary(age 17)and Francis(age 15)shortly after Francis became king in 1559,Coin of Francis II and

13、 Mary Stuart,1558,North Glasgow,North Glasgow extends out from the north of the city centre towards the affluent suburbs of Bearsden,Milngavie and Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire and Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire.,Ruchill Church,seen from the Forth and Clyde Canal.,Ruchill Church Hall,and completed in 1899.It is located at 15/17 Shakespeare Street,Ruchill Church Hall,designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh,was built as a mission for the Free Church of Scotland,Passageway between hall and church,Committee room,The halls from Ruchill Street,