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Interesting places in Edinburgh:Edinburgh (pronounced /|EdInb@)r@/; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann} is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. It is situated on the east coast of the central lowlands, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, on the North sea. It forms the City of Edinburgh council area; the city council area includes urban Edinburgh and a 30sq mile rural area.
For the budget-conscious and/or avid sightseer, the Edinburgh Pass is well worth bearing in mind, offering a maximum of £155 worth of entry to 27 of Edinburgh's top attractions, a 90-page guidebook, retail and restaurant offers and discounts. All this, as well as free public transport around the city and airport transfers. A one-day pass costs £20, two days £36, three days £45. Can be purchased online or at Tourist Information Centers.
Landmarks
Cannons on the northern defenses of Edinburgh Castle
- Edinburgh Castle, - Edinburgh Castle, home to the Edinburgh Tattoo, is a magnificently situated royal fortress located on one of the highest points in the city. The castle has been continuously in use for 1000 years and is in excellent condition. The audio tour, which costs £3 per headset, is extremely detailed and worth hiring, providing both location based and chronologically based commentary on the castle. Highlights include the Honours of Scotland (the Scottish Crown Jewels) and the ancient St Margarets' Chapel.
- the Royal Yacht Britannia - runner-up Best UK Attraction in 2004
- the Palace of Holyroodhouse - tel 0131 556 5100. fax 020 7930 9625. email bookinginfo@royalcollection.org.uk. The Palace is a royal residence, and hosts the Queen's Gallery containing a collection of art from the Royal Collection. The Palace is best known as the home of Mary Queen of Scots and as the site of the murder of Mary's secretary Rizzio by her husband Lord Darnley. The Palace opens at 9:30am and closes at 6:00pm April to October and 4:30pm during the rest of the year. Palace admission is £8 adults, £6.50 concessions, and £4.00 children. Separate admission to the gallery is £5 adults, £4 concession and £3 children. Joint admission to the gallery and the palace is £11 adults, £9 concessions and £5.50 children.
View from the North Bridge up to Calton Hill
- Admire the panoramic views from the North Bridge.
- the Scott Monument, - built in 1846 to commemorate the life of Sir Walter Scott after his death in 1832, the Gothic spire monument allows you to climb 200 ft above the city centre to enjoy fantastic views and get a closer look at sculpted statuettes of characters from Scott's works.
- St Giles' Cathedral , - the historic City Church of Edinburgh is also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh and takes its name from the city's patron saint. St Giles' is Presbyterianism's Mother Church and contains the Chapel of the Order of the Thistle (Scotland's chivalric company of knights headed by the Queen). The building bears a distinctive crowned spire and was first officially dedicated in 1243, although a church probably existed on the site since before the 9th century.
- Mary King's Close , Warriston's Close (opposite St Giles' Cathedral), open daily except Christmas Day - a slice of Edinburgh's medieval history, preserved since being closed over in the 18th century - watch out for the haunting....
- Gladstone's Land , in the Lawnmarket at the top of the Royal Mile. It is a 17th century Old Town tenement (known as a 'Land') decorated with period furniture. It has an impressive painted ceiling.
- Greyfriars Kirkyard is a very old graveyard in Old Town off the Southwest corner of George IV Bridge. It contains some impressive, ancient grave markers and fantastic views of the surrounding Old Town.
- Old Calton Burial Ground just east of Princes Street and Southwest of Calton Hill in New Town contains a range of graves, memorials, and funerary ornaments. Notable memorials include those dedicated to the philosopher David Hume and the Scots who died in the American Civil War
Penguin Parade
- Visit Edinburgh Zoo , entry £10.50 Adults, £7.50 children, £8 students. Watch the world famous Penguin Parade.
- The Scottish Parliament , - a unique building (designed by the spanish architect Enric Miralles) with a £431 million price tag which is much higher than the original back-of-an-envelope estimate. Highly controversial among Scots, who consider it either a daring showpiece of postmodern architecture or a national embarrassment. Free access to an exhibition, and the Debating Chamber on non-business days. It is necessary to get (free) tickets to watch the Parliament in session from the Public Gallery.
Looking down the top of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, thronged with Edinburgh Festival visitors
- Royal Botanic Garden , Inverleith Row (East Gate) / Arboretum Place (West Gate). Very impressive gardens with a collection of interesting plants. Great place to wander around on a sunny day, or to sit and have a picnic. Free entry to the gardens, entry to the glasshouses costs £3.50 adults, £3 concessions, £1 children.
- Rosslyn Chapel Take bus number 15 to see this chapel, featured in "The Da Vinci Code".
Museum and Galleries
- Museum of Scotland and Royal Museum , Chambers Street, tel 0131 247 4422. fax 0131 220 4819. typetalk 18001 0131 247 4422. email info@nms.ac.uk. The museum mixes innovative modern architecture with the best of Scotland's heritage. The Royal Museum has a magnificent airy Victorian atrium now with the Millennium Clock at one end - arrange to be there when it is chiming. Exhibits in the Museum of Scotland include Scottish pottery and weapons from the Roman era and the Renaissance. Opening hours are 10am - 5pm Monday to Saturday with extended opening to 8pm on Tuesdays; and 12pm - 5pm Sundays. Admission is free.
- The National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, EH2 2EL, tel. +44 (0)131 624 6200, holds much of Scotlands fine artwork and carries exhibitions that change seasonally. The new Western Link was opened in 2004 with an entrance from Prices Street Gardens. It joins The National Gallery with the neighbouring Scottish Academy gallery and gives Scotland it's first world class art space.
- The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 74 Belford Road , +44 131 624 6200, contains a fine selection of modern art from Scotland and other countries.
- The Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 Market St., behind the Edinburgh Waverley Rail Station. Aims to find the most appropriate way to bring artists and audiences together. It is a not-for-profit organization and a registered charity. Opening hours M-Sa 11AM-6PM; Su 12PM-5PM. Admission free.
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Water of Leith Walkway Bridge Reflection
Made by Chris_Malcolm
The in Edinburgh now extends 12 miles from the Firth of Forth to Balerno. It's an extraordinarily varied and picturesque walk. Much of it also a cycle path, and the whole length is cyclable if you can manage narrow sections of path and are prepared to do a bit of bicycle lugging up steps. It's also not well known, since the map detail required to see that it exists, and where you can get onto it and off it, doesn't exist on most of the easily available public maps. The photograph is taken from the other side of a small pedestrian bridge which takes the walkway over to the other side. You can see part of the walkway on the other side of the river. It passes under the bridge. A weir on the other side of the bridge, from the old days of industrial water power, makes the water here deep and smooth. In effect when you enter the walkway by one of its often disguised portals you leave the streets of urban Edinburgh and enter another parallel world. (The geo tagging is approximate, will correct it later.) Original DSC02988
Edinburgh Castle
Made by Ljubica_R
Edinburgh Castle is an ancient fortress which, from its position atop Castle Rock, dominates the sky-line of the city of Edinburgh, and is Scotland's most famous (and most visited) landmark. The site of Edinburgh Castle was occupied as early as 900BC. As it stands today though, few of the castle's structures pre-date the 16th century.
Winter in Edinburgh
Made by Semi-detached
...The ponds have finally frozen over...see the slabs of ice in the foreground. The silhouetted building in the background is Our Dynamic Earth, which is just next to the Scottish Parliament building and a short distance from Salisbury crags and Arthur's Seat.
Edinburgh Castle
Made by distrakzion
Desaturated in Photoshop and the levels have been changed to get this effect. View on Black! Flickr River ;) This Made Explore ;)
a breeze
Made by kinotrope
this shoot was done for a collaboration with Neil Duerden. I love his work. Can't wait to see what he comes up with!
Lauriston Castle @ Edinburgh
Pictures and video of Lauriston Castle, west of Edinburgh, Scotland....Lauriston Castle Cramond Edinburgh Scotland EPST Oxford Dutchbird
Edinburgh, Princes Street Timelapse Nightfall
on Princess Street, Edinburgh as night falls on 26th December 2006. http://clicktowalk.com/edinburgh/...edinburgh princes street time lapse
edinburgh military tattoo (7'25")
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland. An excerpt from a BBC documentary serial "A Picture of Britain" presented by David Dimbleby....Edinburgh Scotland UK Great Britain BBC
Visual Approach into Edinburgh Airport
flightdeck of an Embraer145 jet during a manually flown visual approach and landing into Edinburgh airport....Edinburgh Airport EGPH EDI Embraer145 flightdeck cockpit landing jet
Edinburgh Panorama
Panoramic view of Edinburgh, Scotland as seen from Calton Hill; taken June 2007....edinburgh scotland united kingdom britain calton hill
Edinburgh Festival 07
The Edinburgh Festival 2007 vlog - from 4th to 13th August. There is no video of any of my gigs, but I have audio of several (not
Edinburgh 5/02/06
Edinburgh Scotland, at the Scott monument erected in 1844 for Sir Walter Scott...edinburgh scott monument scotland
Edinburgh Tattoo Saturday Night Fireworks 2007
the regular late Saturday night 'Edinburgh Military Tatoo' climax display lasting around 4 minutes, rather than the end of the 'Edinburgh International Festival' display which
Edinburgh Castle
both from afar and during a guided tour, and images of the annual military tattoo as well....Cannistraro Edinburgh Scotland UK castle tattoo pageant
Edinburgh: Streets, Closes and Monuments
Images of Edinburgh, Scotland streets, closes (alleys) and monuments, taken in May, 2006....edinburgh closes alleys cannistraro scotland "royal mile
Edinburgh Tattoo
The famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo on Saturday night, August 4, 2007 in Edinburgh, Scotland...Edinburgh Military Tattoo Scotland
Landing at Edinburgh
DHC-8 landing on cross runway at Edinburgh....DHC-8 Edinburgh flying aviation
Edinburgh Festival 2006: Givin the Finger to a Bus
David mcsavage, all round funny guy givin a free show in Edinburgh during the festival as a preview to his later show in the venue across the street.
Scotland Edinburgh 5/03/06
wrapping up the day in Edinburgh...Scotland Edinburgh Castle
Concorde - Edinburgh Scotland
, The aircraft landed in Edinburgh as part of the farewell tour of the UK. Sad to see it gone....Concorde Edinburgh Scotland British Airways EDI
Emergancy Landing At Edinburgh Engine 2 Failed
Less then five miles visibilty with heavy rain, about 20 miles away from Edinburgh Lightning strikes causing engine two to fail in a Boeing 737-400, fuel
London City Airport to Edinburgh International
For the air enthusiasts, the plane was a Scot Airways Dornier 328....City Airport Edinburgh International Over London Skies Orchestra Dornier 328 Plane flying
RAAF Air Show - Edinburgh (28th Oct. 2007 )
2007 RAAF Air Show Sunday 28th October 2007 Edinburgh, Adelaide, South Australia Sorry youtube quality is really crap and the weather was really bad as well. RAAF
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