Olympic Torch comes to Glasgow
Published by Anne Marie Hughes on Sat 09 Jun 12 @ 22:12
The city is counting down to the Olympics as a set of giant rings has been unveiled in George Square.
The sculptures are being installed across the UK, and at 16ft high and 33ft long, the rings revealed in Glasgow are the biggest.
A £275,000 grant was given so the city could set about orchestrating for the Games, forming the backdrops for a series of Olympic celebrations in Glasgow this summer.
Preparations are well in tow for Glasgow's role in the Games, as we get ready to host eight of the Olympic football tournament matches. Almost 6km of bunting and 700 specially made banners and flags are now decorating the city, giving an Olympic feel to the centre.
On Friday, 8 June after a journey across the world, the Olympic torch will eventually make its way to Glasgow as part of a 10 week Olympic Torch Relay through Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
It will arrive in the city at 15.42 following the route below.
15:42 Prospecthill Road (B768)
15:50 Toryglen Regional Football Centre access road
15:54 Toryglen Regional Football Centre
16:17 Toryglen Regional Football Centre access road
16:21 Prospecthill Road (B768)
16:24 Prospecthill Drive
16:26 Sommerville Drive
16:49 Glasgow
16:49 Pollockshaws Road
16:51 Kilmarnock Road
17:10 Giffnock
17:10 Fenwick Road
17:48 Glasgow (a)
17:48 Argyle Street
17:54 Byres Road
17:58 University Avenue
18:04 Kelvin Way
18:05 Gibson Street
18:09 Woodlands Road
18:15 St. Georges Road
18:16 Sauchiehall Street
18:27 Buchanan Street
18:33 Argyle Street
18:34 Queen Street
18:36 Ingram Street
18:40 Candleriggs
18:42 Bell Street
18:42 Albion Street
18:44 Ingram Street
18:48 Hanover Street
18:49 George Square South
18:49 Stage Corridor
