Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands.
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 became one of Europe's main hubs of transatlantic trade with the Americas.
Glasgow was known as the "Second City of the British Empire" for much of the Victorian era and Edwardian period.Today it is one of Europe's top twenty financial centres and is home to many of Scotland's leading businesses.
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