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In 1451, the University of Glasgow was founded by papal bull and established in religious buildings in the precincts of Glasgow Cathedral. By the start of the 16th century, Glasgow had become an important religious and academic city and by the 17th century the university had moved from the cathedral precincts to its own building in the High Street.
In July 2014, Glasgow City Council began a cycle hire scheme with 400 bikes at 31 locations around Glasgow. [3] [4] The scheme proved a success within two years, and the scheme's operator NextBike won a contract to expand the scheme to 900 bikes at 100 locations. [5] Sustrans' National Cycle Network maps three routes through Glasgow: the 7, 75 ...
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Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. Flag of Glasgow City Council Coat of arms of Glasgow City Council
An early map of Glasgow in 1776, centred on Glasgow Cross. The area around Glasgow has hosted communities for millennia, [specify] with the River Clyde providing a natural location for fishing. The Romans later built outposts in the area and, to protect Roman Britannia from the Brittonic speaking Caledonians, constructed the Antonine Wall.
This is a route-map template for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, a Scottish railway line and/or company. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
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2012: Glasgow hosts the preliminary football matches of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [95] 2013: 2013 Glasgow helicopter crash: A police helicopter crashes into the Clutha Vaults pub in central Glasgow, killing 10 and injuring 31. [96] 2014: The Glasgow School of Art library is largely destroyed by a fire. [67]