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A

Aitken Memorial Fountain (at Govan Cross)
arboretum (Botanic Gardens)
architecture of Glasgow

B

Babbity Bowster (pub, Blackfriars Street)
Barony North Church (Cathedral Square Gardens)
Battle of Langside (1568)
Bellahouston Park (a large park on the city`s Southside)
Botanic Gardens
Brechin`s Bar (Govan pub)
British Linen Bank (at Govan Cross)

C Cathedral (medieval cathedral; Church of Scotland)
churches
City Chambers (George Square)
City Improvement Trust
Clyde, River (
Glasgow`s main river)
Clyde Navigation Trust
coat of arms (of the City of Glasgow)
Covenanters (persecuted in the seventeenth century for their beliefs)
Covenanters War Memorial (Kelvingrove Park)
D

Douglas, David (1798-1834; botanist)
Dumbarton Road Bridge (Kelvingrove Park; River Kelvin)

E

Elder Library (Elder Park, Govan)
Elder Park (Govan)
John Elder statue (Elder Park, Govan)
Isabella Elder statue (Elder Park, Govan)
Empire Exhibition (1938)

F

Fleshers` Haugh (an historic area of open ground in Glasgow Green)
Forth and Clyde Canal

G

galleries
George Square (Glasgow`s main square)
Glasgow Cathedral (medieval cathedral; Church of Scotland)
Glasgow Cross (the historic centre of the city)
Glasgow Fair (the city`s annual summer holiday)
Glasgow Garden Festival (1988)
Glasgow Green (the city`s oldest park)
Glasgow University
Govan (a district on the southern bank of the River Clyde)
Govan Graving Docks (three large dry docks)
Govan Old Parish Church (historic church in Govan)
Govan shipyard
Govan shipyard murals
Govan Town Hall (once the offices of the burgh of Govan)

H

herb garden (Botanic Gardens)
Hillhead (a district in the West End)
history of Glasgow
House for an Art Lover (a house designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh)
Hunter, William (1718-83; doctor and collector)
Hunterian Art Gallery (University of Glasgow)
Hunterian Museum (University of Glasgow)

I International Exhibition (1888)
International Exhibition (1901)
J
K

K-13 Memorial (Elder Park, Govan)
Kelvin, Lord (1824-1907; physicist)
Kelvingrove Park
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (Glasgow`s main museum)
Kelvin Way Bridge (Kelvingrove Park; River Kelvin)
Kennedy Monument (Kelvingrove Park)
Kibble Palace (large glasshouse in the Botanic Gardens)
Kirklee Bridge (Botanic Gardens; River Kelvin)

L Lion and Unicorn Stair (University of Glasgow)
Lister, Lord (1827-1912; doctor)
Lord Kelvin`s sundial (University of Glasgow)
Lord Kelvin statue (Kelvingrove Park)
Lord Lister statue (Kelvingrove Park)
Lord Roberts statue (Kelvingrove Park)
Mac and Mc Mackintosh House (University of Glasgow)
McLennan Arch (Glasgow Green)
M

James Martin Fountain (Glasgow Green)
Martyrs` Tomb (Covenanting memorial, Cathcart Old Parish Church Graveyard)
Maxwell Park (a park in Pollokshields)
Mercat Cross (at Glasgow Cross)
Merchants` House
motto (of the City of Glasgow)
museums
Museum of Education (Scotland Street School)

N Natural Philosophy Building (University of Glasgow)
Nelson Monument (Glasgow Green)
O
P

Palace of Art (Bellahouston Park)
parks
Pearce Institute (community halls in Govan)
Pearce Lodge (University of Glasgow)
Sir William Pearce statue (Govan)
People`s Palace (museum of Glasgow; Glasgow Green)
Pollokshields (a district on the Southside)
Pollokshields Burgh Hall (once the offices of the burgh of Pollokshields)
Pollokshields Parish Church (the principal church in Pollokshields)
Port Dundas (Glasgow`s inland port on the Forth and Clyde Canal)
Prince`s Dock (a dock in Govan beside the River Clyde)
Professors` Square (University of Glasgow)

Q 
R

railway locomotives
religious buildings
River Clyde (Glasgow`s main river)

S

St Andrew`s Suspension Bridge (River Clyde; Glasgow Green)
St Anthony`s R.C. Church (Govan)
St Mungo (Glasgow`s patron saint)
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
Scotland Street School (Museum of Education)
Scottish National Exhibition (1911)
shipbuilding
Stewart Memorial Fountain (Kelvingrove Park)
Sunlight Cottages (Kelvingrove Park)

T Tolbooth Steeple (an historic building at Glasgow Cross)
U

universities
University Gardens
(University of Glasgow)
University of Glasgow
University Union (University of Glasgow)

V visitor attractions
W War Memorial Chapel (University of Glasgow)
James Watt Commemorative Stone (Glasgow Green)
William III (king) statue
Winter Gardens (People`s Palace; Glasgow Green)
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