Glasgow

Glasgow  is the largest city in Scotland. The City of Glasgow is the most populous unitary authority area. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands. People from Glasgow are known as Glaswegians; Glaswegian is also the name of the local dialect popularly referred to as the "Glasgow Patter".

Glasgow grew from the medieval Bishopric of Glasgow and the later establishment of the University of Glasgow, which contributed to the Scottish Enlightenment. From the 18th century the city had become a hub of transatlantic trade with the Americas. With the Industrial Revolution, the city and surrounding region grew to become one of the world's pre-eminent centres of heavy engineering and shipbuilding, constructing many revolutionary and famous vessels. Glasgow was known as the "Second City of the British Empire" in the Victorian era. Today Glasgow is the U.K's second largest and most economically important commerce and retail centre. It is Europe's sixteenth largest financial centre, is the world's 124th most significant city, and is home to many of Scotland's leading businesses.