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Glasgow grew over the following centuries, and the founding of the University of Glasgow in 1451 and elevation of the bishopric to an archbishopric in 1492 increasing the town's religious and educational status.
Glasgow's West End refers to the bohemian district of cafés, bars, boutiques, upmarket hotels, clubs and restaurants in the hinterland of Kelvingrove Park, the University of Glasgow, BBC Scotland's Headquarters, Glasgow Botanic Gardens and the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.
Glasgow is the largest and most dynamic economy in Scotland and is at the hub of the metropolitan area of West Central Scotland which has a total population of around 2.3 million, nearly half of Scotland's total population.
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Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotland's largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands.
Glasgow is home to a student population in excess of 168,000, second only to London in the UK, the majority of them living in the west-end of the city, near Glasgow University's main campus on Gilmorehill.
Glasgow is the largest economy in Scotland and is at the hub of the metropolitan area of West Central Scotland which has a total population of over 2.6 million.
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 Sectarianism in Glasgow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today, overt sectarianism primarily manifests itself in, and is driven by, the rivalry between the supporters of Glasgow's two main football clubs, Celtic F.C. and Rangers F.C., collectively known as the 'Old Firm' for their dominance of Scottish football.
The Orangemen of Glasgow (members of the Protestant Orange Lodges), parade through the city around the historic 12th July, playing flutes and drums and singing songs in a celebration of the victory of William of Orange's army over James Stuart's army at the Battle of the Boyne.
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 Religious Rivalry, History of Glasgow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In Glasgow, sectarian rivalry between Roman Catholics and Protestants still exists in certain sectors of the population, largely as a result of mass immigration to the city from Ireland in the 19th century.
Nowadays this is largely limited to the rivalry between the supporters of Celtic F.C. and Rangers F.C., which has an underlying religious basis for some people, and is particularly prominent around games between the two sides.
The Orangemen of Glasgow (members of the Protestant Orange Lodges), parade through the city around the historic 12th July, playing flutes and drums and singing songs in a celebration of the victory of William of Orange's Protestant army over King James II of England's Roman Catholic one at the Battle of the Boyne.
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 Glasgow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Forth and Clyde Canal at the North Glasgow district of Ruchill.
HMS Daring was built in Glasgow and launched in 2006.
A growing number of Blue Chip financial sector companies are basing major operations or headquarters in Glasgow, including; Abbey, National Australia Group, Royal Bank of Scotland, HBOS, Ernst and Young, AXA, Aviva, Standard Life, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Bank and Lloyds TSB.
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