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111 Places in Glasgow That You Shouldn't Miss


  • Emons Verlag (ACC)
  • by Tom Shields
Glasgow was once known as the Second City of the British Empire - the powerhouse of the industrial revolution, a great port and merchant city whose architectural and cultural magnificence hid a darker side of urban poverty and squalor. Today the heavy industry is long gone, and 21st-century Glasgow is comfortable in its role as a smaller, cleaner, greener city, a vibrant and stylish center for the arts and learning, now even more friendly and culturally diverse.

ISBN 9783740802561 | E | PB
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Publisher Emons Verlag (ACC)
ISBN 9783740802561
Author(s) Tom Shields
Publication date May 2018
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 205 x 135 mm
Illustrations 111 col.ill.
Pages 240
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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Glasgow was once known as the Second City of the British Empire - the powerhouse of the industrial revolution, a great port and merchant city whose architectural and cultural magnificence hid a darker side of urban poverty and squalor. Today the heavy industry is long gone, and 21st-century Glasgow is comfortable in its role as a smaller, cleaner, greener city, a vibrant and stylish center for the arts and learning, now even more friendly and culturally diverse. With a wealth of insider''s local knowledge and engaging anecdotes, 111 Places in Glasgow That You Shouldn''t Miss will guide you round a huge variety of intriguing sights, unique venues and surprising corners of this great city, helping you understand how the people made Glasgow and how Glasgow made its people.