Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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Population488,050
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in 2020, making it the second-most populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year.

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St Cecilia's Hall

St Cecilia's Hall

St Cecilia's Hall is a small concert hall and museum in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. …

The King's Gallery

The King's Gallery

The King's Gallery, previously known as the Queen's Gallery, is an art gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. It forms part of …

Gatehouse

Gatehouse

National War Museum

National War Museum

The National War Museum is a museum dedicated to warfare, which is located inside Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. Opened …

Corstorphine Hill Tower

Corstorphine Hill Tower

National Monument of Scotland

National Monument of Scotland

The National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, is Scotland's national memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors …

Dunbar's Close Garden

Dunbar's Close Garden

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum is a regimental museum displaying the collections of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and …

Anatomical Museum

Anatomical Museum

Gladstone's Land

Gladstone's Land

Gladstone's Land is a surviving 17th-century tenement house situated in the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It …

Writers' Museum

Writers' Museum

The Writers’ Museum, housed within Lady Stair's House in Edinburgh, presents the lives of three of the foremost Scottish writers: …

Wentworth Elm

Wentworth Elm

Ulmus × hollandica 'Wentworthii Pendula' (in continental Europe also spelled 'Wendworthii Pendula'), commonly known as the Wentworth Elm or Wentworth …

The Edinburgh Dungeon

The Edinburgh Dungeon

The Edinburgh Dungeon is an underground tourist attraction in Edinburgh's city centre, on Market Street, which uses live actor shows …

Museum of Childhood

Museum of Childhood

The Museum of Childhood is a museum that houses a collection of children's toys and playthings, situated on the Royal …

Georgian House

Georgian House

The Georgian House is an 18th-century townhouse situated at No. 7 Charlotte Square in the heart of the historic New …

Prince Of Wales Fountain

Prince Of Wales Fountain

West Bow Well

West Bow Well

Mons Meg

Mons Meg

Mons Meg is a medieval bombard in the collection of the Royal Armouries, on loan to Historic Environment Scotland and …

Gilmerton Cove

Gilmerton Cove

Gilmerton Cove is a series of underground passageways and chambers hand-carved from sandstone located beneath the streets of Gilmerton, an …

Talbot Rice Gallery

Talbot Rice Gallery

Talbot Rice Gallery is the public art gallery of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and part of Edinburgh College …

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