世界城市博览（56）Glasgow（英国）

ession of the baby, Mary Queen of Scots.

Due to its location on the west of the country, Glasgow was well positioned to send shipping to the West Indies and America. By the 18th century many merchants had acquired great wealth by importing sugar, rum and tobacco. Thus were born the Tobacco Lords who built fabulous mansions （大厦）in the city.

However, life was very different for the city''s poor. By the 19th century the influx （流入）of people looking for employment spawned the emergence of tenement （房屋）accommodation. The poorest families were forced to live in "single ends", one roomed homes where the entire family, often including grandparents, would live together. An example is displayed at The People''s Palace. Many families had to share common lavatories and wash facilities.

However, the struggle for survival generated a common bond between the tenement dwellers and a great sense of community spirit, kindness and sharing dominated everyday life.

The existence of vast deposits of coal and iron ore （矿石）in the Glasgow area shaped the next two centuries of Glasgow''s history.

With the coming of the Industrial Revolution, aided by technological advances designed by Clydeside inventors such as James Watt, Heavy Industry in the shape of Railway Locomotives and Shipbuilding flourished.

Locomotives were exported throughout the world. "Clyde-Built" became synonymous （同义的）with quality and reliability. The launch of the three "Queens" - luxury passenger liners - was the pinnacle （顶点）of Gla

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