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别树一帜格拉斯哥格拉斯哥——这座苏格兰最大的城市历经戏剧化的起伏跌宕，目前正在进行一场城市复兴。在大英帝国时期，格拉斯哥号称帝国第二大城市。这里不仅出产轮船，还是众多伟大思想家验证其理论的场所。但是到了20世纪中叶，这个城市却因其贫民窟而臭名昭著。一位建筑专家曾说：“格拉斯哥唯一需要的，就是一次沐浴和一点点关爱。”今天，这两者它都得到了——这里不仅有时髦的商店和蓬勃发展的文化生活，还有各具特色的餐厅。格拉斯哥不愧为苏格兰最令人激动的城市！ Glasgow was a carefully planned Victorian city, and thanks to a successful 20th century redevelopment, the splendour[光彩壮丽] of the city has been brought to life once again. Today, Glasgow attracts more visitors than Edinburgh, a goal not dreamed possible by even the most optimistic[乐观的] a few years ago. Fully half of Scotland’s population lives in Glasgow, which has long been famous for its shipbuilding. The port of Greenock was the birthplace of many ocean-going[远洋航行的] liners[邮轮], including the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth. The site Glasgow now inhabits[存在于] was originally chosen by St. Mungo for his church 1400 years ago. In 1136 a cathedral[大教堂] was built over his remains. Although the original burned down in 1192, the present cathedral was rebuilt soon after. The tomb of St. Mungo is in the crypt[教堂地下室], where a light always burns. This is Scotland’s only complete Medieval[中世纪的] cathedral. George Square is the location of the City Chambers[会议厅], opened by Queen Victoria in 1888. Here, too, are impressive statues of Sir Walter Scott注1, Victoria and her beloved Albert注2, and the Poet Laureate注3 of Scotland Robert Burns注4. Glasgow University is one of Europes oldest and finest institutions[公共机构] of higher learning. Founded by Scottish King James II in 1451, it put Glasgow on the intellectual[有智力的] map, and was a centre of the Enlightenment注5 in Scotland. It was moved to its present location on Gilmour Hill in the 1870s. It’s home to splendid[辉煌的] museums and art collections and remains one of Glasgows most famous attractions. The Burrell Collection is the single most popular tourist attraction in Scotland. Sir William Burrell was a wealthy ship owner with a passion for fine art. Upon his death, he donated his entire 8,000 piece co