Edinburgh – the capital of Scotland

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Edinburgh – the capital of Scotland

Edinburgh – the capital of Scotland

Welcome to Edinburgh

The Ramparts of Edinburgh

From the History of Edinburgh Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since the 15th century. The origins of «Edinburgh» are lost in the very distant past. Old Edinburgh was a long, narrow town, later walled, with houses jumbled together down a single main street. It became a Royal burgh in 1329.

The Present and the Past The new town was built in the late 18th century. Edinburgh is a city where the historic past lives side by side with the present, for centuries the home of Scottish Kings and Queens.

Royal Edinburgh Edinburgh has a castle on a high rock, Hollyrood Palace, the ancient residence of the Scottish Kings. The royal family in Edinburgh

Old Edinburgh

Edinburgh Cathedral

Edinburgh Military Tattoo The famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo takes place in the Castle, with hundreds of soldiers in traditional Scottish costumes and with music from the pipe bands. It attracts thousands of tourists to Edinburgh in summer.

Modern Edinburgh Several factors have made Edinburgh the outstanding centre of tourism in Scotland. Its picturesque surface features led to its being called «The Athens of the North».

Sightseeing in Edinburgh Thousands of tourists visit Edinburgh every year. They like to see not only old castles but numerous monuments and museums, beautiful parks, gardens and squares.

Green Edinburgh Edinburgh is a very beautiful city with a lot of picturesque parks, squares and gardens. They are especially attractive in spring and in summer.

Beauties of Edinburgh parks in spring and in autumn

A Big Port Edinburgh is one of the biggest ports on the shore of the North Sea

Intellectual Centre English School The University of Edinburgh

Literary Edinburgh Edinburgh is associated with the names of George Byron and Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Burns and Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. The beautiful Walter Scott Monument is the best-known monument in the city. It was completed in 1844.

The Main Clock Every citizen in Edinburgh checks his watch by the One Clock Gun which is fired every day in Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh in the Evening