Historische Sehenswürdigkeiten, Edinburgh

Edinburgh, EH7 5AA

Ein bedeutendes Denkmal, das Admiral Lord Nelson in der Form eines umgedrehten Fernrohres gewidmet ist. Es wurde kurz nach...

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

The first purpose built record repository in Britain, it was designed in the late 18th century by Robert Adam and...

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

This delightful Dutch-gabled church was completed in 1691. It is the church of both the Palace of Holyroodhouse and...

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Known originally as Short’s Observatory – you can still just about make out the lettering on the tower, it is the...

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

The largest mainline station outside London, Waverley was created in 1858 when the North British Railway Company,...

Edinburgh, EH2 4DR

Part of the famous Charlotte Square, the house dates from 1796. It is furnished with paintings, china, silver and...

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Built for the Royal High School, Edinburgh’s oldest school, and completed in 1829, these classical buildings hardly look...

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

The square takes its name from Parliament House built here in 1641 to house the Scottish Parliament.

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

One of Edinburgh’s principal churches, completed in 1648, it is named after the public weigh beam or tron which stood...

Edinburgh, EH8 8DX

The Queen's official residence in Scotland, with a superb range of State Apartments, Mary Queen of Scots' chambers and the...

Edinburgh, EH1 2PB

A fashionable address in its day it is named after its builder James Brownhill and was built about 1725.

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

The largest open space in the Old Town, the Grassmarket was the site of a weekly market for cattle, horses and sheep, and...

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2PF

The first open court or square of its type in Edinburgh, it was built in 1692 by Robert Mylne, Master Mason to the King.

Edinburgh, EH1 2NE

Known until recently as Tolbooth St John’s Church, it was completed in 1844 and served the city’s highland community...

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

On top of Calton Hill this is one of Edinburgh’s most photographed monuments. It was erected in 1831 in memory of Dugald...