Glasgow City Council leader Gordon Matheson said: "The building itself is a feat of engineering, and BAM has done a fantastic job turning Zaha Hadid's ambitious design into what I'm sure will become one of the city's most recognisable and popular buildings". "With the Tall Ship Glenlee berthed alongside, the Riverside Museum is certain to become an iconic image of Glasgow.
HMS Belfast is also the headquarters of the City of London Sea Cadet Corps, and her prestigious central London location means she frequently has other vessels berth alongside; in October 2007 Belfast hosted the naming ceremony of the lighthouse tender with the Queen and Prince Philip in attendance.
Dundee is the city of Captain Scott's Discovery, which is berthed alongside the V&A.
Varane still plays for Real and contends for a starting berth alongside Pepe and Sergio Ramos.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has handed the 25-year-old a regular starting berth alongside Martin Skrtel since his arrival and has expressed his disappointment at losing the defender.
Should they win, the Roar will play a final qualifying match away to Tim Cahill's former Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua on February 7, the final hurdle to a Group E berth alongside J-League title-winners Kashima Antlers, Thai champions Muangthong United and another play-off winner.
And what about the forward berth alongside Kyle Lafferty?
The soil will arrive in London on 29 November aboard Belgian Naval Frigate the Louise Marie - which will sail under Tower Bridge and berth alongside HMS Belfast.
Iain Henderson's recent impressive form has been rewarded by coach Joe Schmidt with a starting berth alongside skipper Paul O'Connell in the second row.
In an ideal world, at least one of the three tall pacemen vying for the third seamer's berth alongside James Anderson and Stuart Broad would have stuck their hand up and demanded to be picked.
The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier - the UK's biggest ever warship - looms over the shipyard where it was assembled and fitted out, dwarfing its predecessor HMS Illustrious, berthed alongside her for comparison.
