The Glasgow Garden Festival was the first international event to be held in Glasgow in over 50 years following the Empire Exhibition in 1938 and arguably marked a turning point in the fortunes of the biggest city in Scotland. With substantial investment in the event, the Festival signalled a rebirth of the city from a historically industrial city to a hub of culture with Glasgow being named as the European City of Culture in 1990.
If you visited, you may remember the Coca Cola rollercoaster and the Clydesdale Bank tower. Here we take a look back at he hugely successful Garden Festival, which attracted over 4 million visitors to the city, making the Glasgow event the most popular of the five Garden Festivals held across the UK.
5. The floating head statue
The Floating Head sculpture, which was a centre piece of the Glasgow Garden Festival - a giant head that floated on The Clyde like a boat. Photo: TSPL
6. The Coca-Cola coaster
At the time the rollercoaster was a frightening and awe-inspiring ride for the guests of the festival. (Pic: Glasgow City Archives) | Glasgow City Archives
7. A Birdseye view of the Garden Festival
The Garden Festival packed so many exhibitions and activities on to the Pacific Quay (Pic: Glasgow City Archives) | Glasgow City Archive
8. The Clydesdale Bank Tower
The Clydesdale Bank tower opened by Princess Diana and Prince Charles at the Glasgow Garden Festival in April 1988. Photo: TSPL