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VisitScotland, formerly the Scottish Tourist Board (Scottish Gaelic: Bòrd Turasachd na h-Alba), is a national tourism organisation for Scotland. It is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government , with offices in Edinburgh , Glasgow , Aberdeen , Inverness , and other parts of Scotland.
Specialised Expo Textile: Textile: 1.5 15 22 07/1953 – 10/1953 EA 53: Italy: Rome: Specialised Expo Agriculture: Esposizione Universale Roma Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana: 1.7 12 09/1953 – 10/1953 Conquest of the Desert (exhibition) Israel: Jerusalem: Specialised Expo Conquest of the Desert: 4.6 13 05/1954 – 10/1954
Scotland is a well-developed tourist destination, with tourism generally being responsible for sustaining 200,000 jobs mainly in the service sector, with tourist spending averaging at £4bn per year. [1] In 2013, for example, UK visitors made 18.5 million visits to Scotland, staying 64.5 million nights and spending £3.7bn.
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles.
The national parks of Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Nàiseanta) are managed areas of outstanding landscape where some forms of development are restricted to preserve the landscape and natural environment. At present, Scotland has two national parks: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, created in 2002, and the Cairngorms National ...
Added to NRHP. January 13, 1989. The Montana ExpoPark (formerly known as the North Montana State Fairgrounds) is a fairground located in the city of Great Falls, Montana, United States. The 133-acre (54 ha) grounds contain 35 buildings, a horse racing track, grandstands, and the Four Seasons Arena —multi-purpose sports and exhibition arena. [2]
The Empire Exhibition was an international Exhibition held at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, Scotland, from May to December 1938. Postcard in 1938 of the public logo of the Empire Exhibition held in Glasgow. The Exhibition offered a chance to showcase and boost the economy of Scotland and celebrate Empire trade and developments, recovering from ...
May 4—A new structure has popped up in Riverfront Park that tells the story of Expo '74 as Spokane celebrates the 50th anniversary of the world's fair. The abstract tower, located across the ...