Old Town, Edinburgh by Princes Street Gardens

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Old Town, Edinburgh by Princes Street Gardens is the historic medieval heart of Scotland’s capital, characterized by its narrow closes, ancient buildings, and landmarks such as the Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle.

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Old Town, Edinburgh by Princes Street Gardens canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district ⓘ
neighbourhood ⓘ
adjacentTo New Town, Edinburgh ⓘ
Princes Street Gardens ⓘ
buildingStyle Victorian architecture ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ
contains Canongate ⓘ
Cowgate ⓘ
Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
George IV Bridge ⓘ
Grassmarket ⓘ
Greyfriars Kirkyard ⓘ
Holyrood Palace ⓘ
John Knox House ⓘ
Museum of Edinburgh ⓘ
National Museum of Scotland ⓘ
Royal Mile ⓘ
Scottish Parliament Building ⓘ
St Giles’ Cathedral ⓘ
Victoria Street ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
developedAround Edinburgh Castle rock ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh Castle
foundedInPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
governedBy City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
hasCharacteristic dense historic tenements ⓘ
medieval street plan ⓘ
narrow closes and wynds ⓘ
steep topography ⓘ
stone buildings ⓘ
hasTransportAccess Waverley railway station nearby ⓘ
hasViewOf New Town, Edinburgh ⓘ
Princes Street Gardens ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalRole historic core of Edinburgh ⓘ
seat of Scottish royal and civic power for centuries ⓘ
knownFor Edinburgh Festival venues ⓘ
medieval and Reformation-era history ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
locatedIn City of Edinburgh council area ⓘ
Edinburgh ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedOn southern side of Princes Street Gardens ⓘ
mainThoroughfare Royal Mile ⓘ
overlooks Princes Street ⓘ
Princes Street Gardens ⓘ
partOf Edinburgh city centre ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh

Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1995 ⓘ

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New Town, Edinburgh → separatedFrom → Old Town, Edinburgh by Princes Street Gardens ⓘ
subject linked to: New Town