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The Freedom of the City is the greatest tribute of respect that is in the power of the municipality to offer any person and is conferred by the Lord Provost of Glasgow. The Freedom of the City, as bestowed on Sir Samuel Curran, Nelson Mandela, Benno Schotz and Jim Watt, is awarded by the Council to “persons of distinction or persons who have rendered eminent service to the City". It is, in effect, a civic honour and represents the highest award that it is in the power of the City to bestow - it confers no rights or privileges of any kind on the recipients. Freemen and Burgesses have the same rights and privileges. These rights are chiefly in connection with trading. Historically Freemen and Burgesses have full rights to trade within the Burgh, specifically on market days. Freemen do not have to associate with un-Freemen. They have the right to graze their cows on the common land (Glasgow Green); the right to fishing on the Clyde; the duty to patrol and guard the town (watch and ward); the duty to defend the town by arms - if they do not perform this duty they could be prosecuted for perjury of their oath, but if they were to be prosecuted they have a right to a prison cell of their own, that is without un-Freemen in it. They have the duty to pay the equivalent of today's valuation tax and the right to be present at all court hearings.

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Tourist Attractions Glasgow is one of the UK's most visited cities. The city that hosted the highly popular Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988, was European City of Culture in 1990, and mounted the spectacular Glasgow Festival of Visual Arts in 1996, welcomes over 2 million tourists from all over the world each year who are drawn by its wealth of cultural attractions and activities. Among the many different facts of Glasgow, you may wish to find out more about: * The Friendly City * City of Culture and Entertainment * City of Learning * City of Retail and Shopping * City of Sport * City of Parks and Gardens * City of Museums and Galleries * City of Media and Information * City of History * City of Architecture

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Glasgow has a reputation for being the friendliest city in the world. Its people are welcoming, cheery and, above all, think nothing of going out of their way to help visitors. No-one is a stranger in Glasgow. Further information on Glasgow's attractions, facilities and events from: Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley Tourist Board 11 George Square Glasgow G2 1DY Phone: + 44 141 204 4400 Fax: + 44 141 221 3524 E-mail: enquiries@seeglasgow.com Further information on Glasgow's history from: Archives and Special Collections The Mitchell North Street Glasgow G3 7DN Phone: + 44 141 287 2938 Fax: + 44 141 287 2912

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The city that hosted the Great Exhibitions of 1888 and 1901, and was designated European City of Culture 1990 has a full and exciting range of entertainment venues and activities. Glasgow is home to Scotland's principal performing arts organisations: * Scottish Opera * Scottish Ballet * Royal Scottish National Orchestra * BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra * National Youth Orchestra of Scotland * Citizen's Theatre and many more. The wide range of excellent concert and entertainment venues includes: * Glasgow Royal Concert Hall * Theatre Royal * City Hall * King's Theatre * Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama * Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. Glasgow's calendar of annual festivals and events includes: * Glasgow International Jazz Festival (July) * RSNO Proms (June) * Ten Day Weekend * World Pipe Band Championships (August) * Christmas Shopping Festival Shine On Glasgow.

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Glasgow is one of Europe's most dynamic sporting and cultural capitals. Sport is an integral part of Glasgow's culture, reflected in the city's designation as a UK National City of Sport 1996-99 and its reign as European Capital of Sport in 2003. Among its state-of-the-art facilities are: * Three world class football stadia: o new National Stadium at Hampden Park o Ibrox Stadium, home of Rangers Football Club o Celtic Park, Celtic Football Team's newly refurbished stadium * The Kelvin Hall sports arena, the venue for many international sporting events and competitions * A full range of quality modern: o swimming pools o leisure facilities o sports centres Examples of major sporting events held in the city include: * City of Glasgow Great Scottish Run - the largest participation sports event in Scotland and the third biggest race of its type in the UK with more than 10,000 entries in 2002. * Norwich Union International 2002 held at Scotstoun Stadium and featured the best athletes from Great Britian, USA and Russia. * UEFA Champions League Cup Final in May 2003 - watched by an estimated 400 million people world-wide. * Special Olympics National Summer Games which will take place in 2005 attracting an estimated 2000 athletes with learning disabilities. Sports will include athletics, sailing, golf, equestrian, swimming and Judo.

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'Glasgow' means "dear green place", recognising the fact that Glasgow has over 70 parks and open spaces, more than any other city its size. Many of them contain some of the city's main galleries and attractions, facilities for recreational activities, and many fine examples of Victorian sculpture. Among their many features are: * The exotic Victorian Kibble Palace in Botanic Gardens and the grand Winter Gardens on Glasgow Green * Victoria Park's Fossil Grove, a fascinating display of fossilised tree trunks more than 300 million years old * The newly completed House for an Art Lover in Bellahouston Park, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh almost a century ago, and recently built using his original drawings * The International Rose Garden in Tollcross Park, venue for the city's annual International Rose Trials * Highland cattle and Clydesdale horses in Pollok Country Park and Glasgow Green, and a Riding School in Linn Park * Some of the most spectacular views of the city from Queen's Park

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Glasgow has over 20 wonderful museums and galleries, each with its own individual collection and events programme, and all with free admission. They include: * The world famous Burrell Collection, a purpose-built gallery opened in 1984 to house the unorthodox and eclectic collection of artefacts gifted to Glasgow by Sir William Burrell * The magnificent Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum in Kelvingrove, which houses the city's principal collection of paintings, and is the Scotland's most frequently visited free attraction * The Transport Museum, with its ever popular collection of Glasgow Trams, locomotives, an exact reconstruction of a 1930's Glasgow street, and the city's new Museum of Football * St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life and Art, the UK's only museum celebrating the world's many religions * Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art, a brand new gallery set in the refurbished Stirling's Library, and housing the city's principal modern art collection * Scotland Street School, a former Charles Rennie Mackintosh School preserved as the city's Museum of Education

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Glasgow is the headquarters for Scotland's principal media organisations: * Its main newspapers include The Herald, Evening Times, Daily Record, Scottish Mirror, Scottish Daily Express, Scottish Daily Mail, Sunday Times Scotland, Sunday Mail and the Sunday Post * Broadcast media includes the headquarters of BBC Scotland, Scottish Television, and in nearby Clydebank, Radio Clyde, the independent radio station covering the Greater Glasgow area * Glasgow Film Office was recently established to promote the city to film location managers around the world

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Around Glasgow, ancient buildings and historical streets and monuments relate a fascinating and influential past: * Glasgow Cathedral marks the burial spot of St Mungo, the city's founder and patron saint * While visiting Glasgow's oldest house, the Provand's Lordship, Mary Queen of Scots is said to have plotted the infamous murder of Darnley * On Glasgow Green - the city's oldest public park - is the stone on which James Watt is said to have sat, pondering his revolutionary inventions which were to spark off the Industrial Revolution * The Merchant City, where Glasgow's rich merchant traders built their mansions, banks and warehouses, has a charm and character of its own * The People's Palace is a veritable treasure trove of Glasgow memorabilia, relating the story of the city's social and political past

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Right Hon The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Liz Cameron I am delighted to welcome you, on behalf of the people of Glasgow, to the Web site for Glasgow City Council. I hope you find our new Web site design both dynamic and welcoming - just like Glasgow itself. Our city is famous for many things - a former European City of Culture; the birthplace of Charles Rennie Mackintosh; UK Curry Capital; a top shopping and leisure destination and, most importantly, as being the Friendly City. If you visit Glasgow - which we hope you will - we can offer not just a warm welcome but many other attractions. Last year alone, the city played host to the International Jazz Festival, the World Rose Convention and, fittingly as European City of Sport, the World Bowl American football final at Hampden Park. And, of course, nobody wants to miss our annual Hogmanay celebrations! This year we look forward to hosting the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, the Great Scottish Run and the Glasgow International Piping Festival. Glasgow also has high quality accommodation, and excellent shops, restaurants and entertainment venues, making us one of the top tourism destinations in the U.K. Indeed, Glasgow has just been named as the only U.K. city in the BBC's list of top movers and shakers in British culture - quite an accolade! Our Web site has detailed information on Glasgow City Council services as well as our hugely popular George Square Web cams. I hope you enjoy your visit to our Web site and that we can look forward to welcoming you to our City. Best wishes Liz Cameron Lord Provost of Glasgow appointed May 2003 Further information on the History of the office of the Lord Provost and Previous Lord Provosts of Glasgow is available on this Web site.

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