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The Glasgow Fair is a holiday usually held during the second half of July in Glasgow, Scotland. [1] 'The Fair' is the oldest of similar holidays and dates to the 12th century. [2] [1] The fair's earliest incarnation occurred in 1190, when Bishop Jocelin obtained permission from King William the Lion to hold the festivities.
Glasgow Festivals include festivals for art, film, comedy, folk music and jazz. Glasgow also hosts an annual queer arts festival in November.. Unlike the Edinburgh Festival (where the main festival and fringe festivals all occur around about the same time in August), Glasgow's festivals are spread evenly across the year, therefore ensuring a continuous annual programme of events.
1801 – Paris, France – Second Exposition (1801). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed (1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849) until the first properly international (or universal) exposition in France in 1855.
An application for planning permission was first submitted to Glasgow City Council on 29 September 2016 by development company Keppie Design, with a further two amended planning applications being submitted in 2017 [2] [3] The application for planning permission specified the description of the development as being a mixed use development which would include offices, residential units, hotel ...
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Glasgow Cross, situated at the junction of High Street, leading up to Glasgow Cathedral, Gallowgate, Trongate and Saltmarket was the original centre of the city, symbolised by its Mercat cross. Glasgow Cross encompasses the Tolbooth Steeple, all that remains of the original Glasgow Tolbooth, which was demolished in 1921
Glasgow Science Festival (GSF) is a science festival held every June in Glasgow, Scotland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was founded in 2007 and provides science-themed events for children, schools and adults at various venues in the city, including lecture theatres, laboratories, cafes, pubs, theatres and cinemas.
The Ard (Scottish Gaelic: An Àrd, meaning "high"), is an approved 36-storey skyscraper in the Blythswood Hill area of Glasgow, Scotland. [1] The development was formally submitted to Glasgow City Council in 2021 by Watkin Jones Group, with the original proposals seeking to construct a 33-storey "co-living" development in Glasgow City Centre.