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Glasgow Science Centre, with (left to right) IMAX cinema, Science Mall and Glasgow Tower buildings
Glasgow Science Centre, with (left to right) IMAX cinema, Science Mall and Glasgow Tower buildings

Glasgow Science Centre is a visitor attraction located on the south bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. The River Clyde ( Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh, avɪɲˈxɫ̪uəj is a major River in Scotland. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is a purpose-built science centre comprised of three principal buildings which are the Science Mall, an IMAX cinema and the Glasgow Tower. A science centre (English or science center (American is a Science museum that emphasizes a hands-on approach featuring interactive exhibits that encourage visitors IMAX (short for Image MAXimum is a Film format created by Canada 's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue The Scottish tourist board, VisitScotland, awarded Glasgow Science Centre a five star rating in the visitor attraction category. VisitScotland is Scotland 's national tourism agency. It is a public body, based in Edinburgh, with branch offices in Inverness [1]

Contents

Buildings

Science Mall

The Science Mall is a titanium-clad crescent shape structure that houses three floors of interactive science-learning exhibits, a Science Show Theatre and the ScottishPower Planetarium. [2][3] The planetarium, sponsored by Scottish Power, contains a Zeiss optical-mechanical projector that projects images of the night sky onto a 15m diameter dome. A planetarium is a Theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about Astronomy and the night sky or for training in Celestial navigation Scottish Power Limited is a Vertically integrated Energy company with its headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland, and a subsidiary A planetarium is a Theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about Astronomy and the night sky or for training in Celestial navigation [4][5]

IMAX Cinema

The IMAX cinema was the first, and remains the only, IMAX cinema to be built in Scotland. It opened to the public in October 2000, several months prior to the opening of the two other buildings. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. [6]

Glasgow Tower

Glasgow Tower

Glasgow Tower
Information
Location Glasgow, Scotland
Status Complete
Constructed 2001
Use Observation tower
Height
Antenna/Spire 127 metres (417 ft)
Companies
Architect Richard Horden
Structural
Engineer		 Buro Happold

At 127 metres high, Glasgow Tower is currently the tallest tower in Scotland and the second tallest free-standing structure after the Inverkip Power Station chimney. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Buro Happold is a professional services firm providing Engineering consultancy Design, planning project management and consulting services for all aspects of Towers are tall human-made Structures that are always taller than they are wide usually by a significant Margin. Inverkip power station is an Oil -fired Power station in Inverclyde, on the west coast of Scotland. It also holds a Guinness World Record for being the tallest tower in the world capable of rotating 360 degrees from its base to its top. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U [7]

Design

It is shaped like an aerofoil (as if an aircraft wing had been set in the ground vertically), with computer-controlled motors to turn it into the wind in order to reduce wind resistance. An airfoil (in American English) or aerofoil (in British English) is the shape of a Wing or blade (of a Propeller, rotor The tower, previously known as the Millennium Tower, was the winning design in an international competition to design a tower for the city centre of Glasgow. [8] The tower is the spiritual successor to the Clydesdale Bank Tower that stood on approximately the same spot during the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival. The Clydesdale Bank PLC is a Commercial bank in Scotland, a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank (NAB Group. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Glasgow Garden Festival was the third of the United Kingdom 's five National Garden Festivals and the only one to take place in Scotland.

Tallest Building Debate

When completed in 2001, it became the tallest tower in Scotland. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The website for the tower claims it is "The tallest freestanding building in Scotland". [9] Although the tower has an observation desk (at 105 metres), it does not have floors continuously from the ground and therefore it is not considered a building by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH is the leading international body in the field of tall buildings and sustainable urban design Once complete, the 39-storey Elphinstone Place residential tower in the city's financial district, will replace Glasgow Tower as Scotland's second tallest structure, and become Scotland's tallest building. Elphinstone Place is a cancelled Skyscraper project that was scheduled to be built in Glasgow, Scotland.

History

The tower has been plagued by safety and engineering problems throughout its history. Problems with the Nigerian-made thrust bearing on which it rotates led to it being closed between February 2002 and August 2004. A thrust bearing is a particular type of rotary bearing. Like other rotary bearings they permit rotation between parts but they are designed to support a high Axial February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - [10] On 30 January 2005, ten people were trapped in the lifts and only rescued after five hours. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [11] Following the incident, the tower re-opened again on December 21, 2006. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [12]

In September 2007, a charity abseil event was held on Glasgow Tower. [13][14]

History

Opened to the public in June 2001, Glasgow Science Centre is part of the on-going redevelopment of Pacific Quay, an area which was once a cargo port known as Prince's Dock. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Pacific Quay is a development in Glasgow, Scotland situated next to the River Clyde at the former Princes' Dock Basin [15][16] The architects of the Glasgow Science Centre were Building Design Partnership, however the Glasgow Tower was originally designed by the architect Richard Horden with engineering design by Buro Happold. Building Design Partnership (BDP is a firm of Architects and engineers employing over 800 staff in the UK and over 140 more internationally Buro Happold is a professional services firm providing Engineering consultancy Design, planning project management and consulting services for all aspects of [17][18] It was built at a cost of around £75 million, including £10 million for Glasgow Tower, with over £37 million coming from the Millennium Commission. See also Pound (currency.The pound sign (" £ " or " ₤ " is the symbol for the Pound sterling —the currency of the The Millennium Commission in the United Kingdom was set up to aid communities at the end of the 2nd millennium and the start of the 3rd millennium. [19][20]

In the media

In the CBeebies television programme Nina and the Neurons, the title character Nina is a neuroscientist who works at Glasgow Science Centre. CBeebies is a British television channel produced by the BBC and aimed at children 4 years and under Nina and the Neurons is a programme shown on the CBeebies channel aimed at four to six-year-olds to help them understand basic Science. A neuroscientist is an individual who studies the scientific field of Neuroscience or any of its related sub-fields [21]

Several programmes including CBBC's Do Something Different were filmed in and out of Glasgow Science Centre. CBBC ( Children's BBC) is the brand-name for the BBC 's Children's television programmes aimed at children aged between 6 and 12 years old Do Something Different is a show produced and broadcast by CBBC.

The area surrounding the Glasgow Science Centre is expected to become Glasgow's equivalent of London's south bank, home of The London Studios. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The London Studios (also known as 'The London Television Centre' is a television studio complex which forms a part of London Weekend Television 's London Television Centre More programming is to be filmed around the science centre because of the new STV headquarters, which opened in June 2006, and BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay Studios which began to broadcast programming in the summer of 2007. STV is the brand used by both ITV licensees in Northern and Central Scotland formerly known as Grampian TV (now legally STV North Ltd Pacific Quay Studios (also known as The Glasgow Studios or Alba Studios) is BBC Scotland 's television and radio studio complex at Pacific

References

  1. ^ Glasgow Science Centre on Visitscotland.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
  2. ^ MERO Construction website on the Glasgow Science Centre. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  3. ^ Glasgow Science Centre webpage on the Science Mall. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  4. ^ Zeiss Press release. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  5. ^ Zeiss installation list. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  6. ^ Millennium Commission News October 2000. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
  7. ^ Flickr photo of World Record certificate. Retrieved on 2007-11-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw
  8. ^ Horden Cherry Lee Architects. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
  9. ^ Glasgow Tower Facts. Retrieved on 2008-03-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
  10. ^ BBC News Report. Retrieved on 2008-03-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
  11. ^ BBC News Report. Retrieved on 2008-03-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
  12. ^ BBC News Report. Retrieved on 2008-03-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
  13. ^ Glasgow Science Centre webpage on event. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  14. ^ Cash for Kids charity page. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  15. ^ BBC News report on the opening of Glasgow Science Centre. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  16. ^ Glasgow Architecture website on Pacific Quay. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
  17. ^ Horden Cherry Lee Architects. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
  18. ^ BDP Architects. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
  19. ^ HMie Review of the Contribution of the Scottish Science Centres Network. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
  20. ^ Millennium Commission Awrds. Retrieved on 2008-05-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
  21. ^ CBeebies Nina and the Neurons webpage. Retrieved on 2008-04-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title

External links

Gallery of Modern Art

Glasgow Art Galleries and Museums
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Art Galleries: Gallery of Modern Art | Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery | Burrell Collection | McLellan Galleries | Pollok House

Museums: Glasgow Museum of Transport | Glasgow Science Centre | St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art | People's Palace | Provand's Lordship | Scotland Street School Museum | Scottish Football Museum | The Lighthouse

Planned: Riverside Museum
Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom The Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA is the main gallery of Contemporary art in Glasgow, Scotland. The University of Glasgow 's Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery is the oldest public museum in Scotland. The Burrell Collection is an art collection in the city of Glasgow, in Scotland. The McLellan Galleries are an exhibition space in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Pollok House is the ancestral home of the Maxwell family located in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Scotland. The Glasgow Museum of Transport Technology is located in the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland. The St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art is a museum of Religion in Glasgow, Scotland. This article is about the building in Glasgow Alexandra Palace in London is also known as The People's Palace (which was its original name The Provand's Lordship located in Glasgow, Scotland, today stands as a museum located at the top of Castle Street in the shadow of the Glasgow Cathedral Scotland Street School Museum is a museum of school education in Glasgow, Scotland, in the district of Kingston The Scottish Football Museum is the Scottish Football Association 's National Museum of football, located in Hampden Park in Glasgow The Lighthouse in Glasgow, is Scotland 's Centre for Architecture Design and the City The Riverside Museum is a planned new development for the Glasgow Museum of Transport, currently under construction in the Glasgow Harbour regeneration district
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