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Glasgow garden festival overhead
An overhead view of the festival site, and its surrounding urban environment.

The Glasgow Garden Festival was the third of the United Kingdom's five National Garden Festivals. It was the only one to take place in Scotland. It was held in Glasgow between April and September 1988.

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  • Glasgow Garden Festival panorama

    An overhead view of the festival site, and its surrounding urban environment

  • Glasgow Garden Festival 5

    The Clydesdale Bank 150th Anniversary Tower was an observation tower that dominated the Glasgow Garden Festival site.

  • Coca-Cola Thrill Ride - geograph.org.uk - 278463

    The Coca-Cola Roller roller coaster ride.

  • Bells Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 515702

    The Bell's Bridge, opened in 1988 as the world's longest pedestrian swing bridge and remains one of the enduring physical legacies of the Garden Festival.

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