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Dundee became the first city in Scotland to gain official city status, after Queen Victoria signed a patent announcing the transition of Dundee from a royal burgh into a city. Dundee would officially gain city status on 26 January 1889. The patent still exists and is kept in storage in the city archives. [49] Dundee Harbour, late 19th century
Dundee (/ d ʌ n ˈ d iː / ⓘ; Scots: Dundee; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dè or Dùn Dèagh, pronounced [t̪un ˈtʲeː]) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was 148,210, giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km 2 (6,420/mi 2 ), the second-highest in Scotland.
1959 — Dundee and Zadar, Croatia become twin cities. 1962 — Dundee twins with Alexandria, Virginia in the United States and Würzburg in Germany. 1963 Royal Arch, built to celebrate a visit by Queen Victoria, is demolished. [27] Dundee Repertory Theatre's premises at Nicoll Street is destroyed in a fire. [58] Dundee Airport opens. [60]
Keiller's marmalade is a Scottish marmalade, believed to have been the first commercial brand made in Great Britain.It was first manufactured by James Keiller in Dundee, Scotland, later creating James Keiller & Son, a brand name which became iconic in the 18th and 19th centuries, and has been sold several times.
The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century, when the province of Britannia reached as far north as the Antonine Wall. North of this was Caledonia , inhabited by the Picti , whose uprisings forced Rome's legions back to Hadrian's Wall .
Pages in category "History of Dundee" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Dundee (Parliament of Scotland constituency) Dundee and ...
Baxter Park is a 37 acres (15 ha) park located in the east of Dundee, Scotland. It was designed between 1862-63 and is the only complete park wholly designed by Sir Joseph Paxton in Scotland. [ 1 ] The park is included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland [ 1 ] and it features a Category A listed pavilion designed by ...
Dundee Royal Infirmary, often shortened to DRI, was a major teaching hospital in Dundee, Scotland. Until the opening of Ninewells Hospital in 1974, Dundee Royal Infirmary was Dundee's main hospital. It was closed in 1998, after 200 years of operation.