Glasgow (Glaschu in Gaelic; or Glesca/Glesga in Scots) is the largest city in Scotland. Formerly a royal burgh, Glasgow was known as the "Second City of the British Empire"
in the Victorian era. [1] The City of Glasgow is also the most populous unitary authority area.
It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands.
People from Glasgow are known as Glaswegians. Glaswegian is also the name
of the local dialect of Scots, which is popularly referred to as "the Glasgow Patter".

Today Glasgow is the United Kingdom's second largest and most economically
important commerce and retail sector.[4] It is one of Europe's top 16 financial centres
and home to many of the country's leading businesses. Glasgow is the second most
popular foreign tourist destination in Scotland and the third in the United Kingdom
after Edinburgh and London.

The Clyde Auditorium, familiarly known as "The Armadillo", is a concert and public
event venue in Glasgow, Scotland. The building sits on the site of the Queen's Dock
of the River Clyde, adjacent to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.

Plans for a new building to increase the capacity of the SECC complex were initiated
in 1995. Designed by award-winning architects Foster and Partners, the 3,000 seat
venue was completed in 1997, by which time it had earned its affectionate nickname
due to the similarity of its shape to that of the animal of the same name. Many
comparisons have been made with the Sydney Opera House, although this was not
the architects' inspiration for the design.

The building has quickly become one of the most recognisable on Clydeside and one
of the images most associated with modern Glasgow. Its success has led to planning
for a third venue on the complex, with the tentative title "Scotland's National Arena".