Glasgow Garden Festival
glasgow garden festival third five national garden festival one take place scotland held glasgow april september first event type held city year since empire exhibition also marked centenary glasgow first international exhibition international exhibition science art industry attracted million visitor day far successful five national garden festival significance rebirth city underlined european city culture title bestowed glasgow september two event together much restore glasgow national international prominence festival site covered acre km including water south bank river clyde plantation quay govan also land reclaimed partial fillingin prince dock basin largest dock river clyde opened closed navigation early advent containerization continuing business including smith mclean galvaniser resited elsewhere city docklands required already sold clydeport authority laing home ensure clear site scottish development agency glasgow city council identified suitable offset site within city laing home purchased promptly developed relinquishing ownership dockland site festival designed built scottish development agency necessary industrial dismantling siteclearing agency also led creation scottish exhibition centre north bank clyde upon site queen dock glasgow garden festival ltd subsidiary scottish development agency managed public operation festival feature included foot high clydesdale bank th anniversary tower cocacola roller roller coaster miniature railway five former glasgow corporation tramway vintage tram running city along riverside new swing bridge bell bridge sponsored distiller company constructed across river link garden festival secc held grand international show hall conjunction festival official opening ceremony took place april conducted prince charles princess diana event significant medium coverage including daily bbc tv magazine show beechgrove garden radio feature festival also used backdrop taggart episode root evil episode comedy show city light end festival site expected developed commerce leisure small festival park retained decade new development started site renamed pacific quay glasgow science centre substantially led sda city council glasgow university others built close medium campus digital centre include new headquarters bbc scotland scottish television opening clydesdale bank tower dismantled reerected rhyl north wale however spiritual successor came form glasgow millennium tower part science centre complex stand approximately spot office premise hotel completed development number event held across glasgow celebrate th anniversary festival included exhibition mitchell library kelvingrove art gallery summer festival glasgow garden wildlife festival led rspb scotland glasgow city council glasgow international exhibition scottish exhibition national history art industry list tallest building structure glasgow memory garden festival glasgow city council history section information scotland guide garden festival view garden festival narration glasgow story bbc picture memory