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The Dome is a building on George Street in New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. It currently functions as a bar, restaurant and nightclub, although it was first built as the headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Scotland in 1847. The building was designed by David Rhind in a Graeco-Roman style.
The east end of George Street with St Andrew's Church, and Lord Melville's Monument, c. 1829 The west end of George Street, looking towards Charlotte Square and St George's Church, c. 1829 George Street is the central thoroughfare of the First New Town of Edinburgh , planned in the 18th century by James Craig .
Arthur Street - demolished in the early 60s. Was once the steepest street in Edinburgh; Brown Square - demolished for George IV Bridge, Chambers Street and Museum of Scotland; Canal Street - demolished to create Waverley Station; Cannon Street - demolished to create Leith Fort development in 1950s; Craigside Place - demolished to build Dumbiedykes
The intended principal street was named George Street, after the king at the time, George III. Queen Street was to be located to the north, named after his wife, and St. Giles Street to the south, after the city's patron saint. St Andrew Square and St. George's Square were the names chosen to represent the union of Scotland and England.
The former Tempus Bar & Restaurant reopened in 2015 as The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen, under the direction of chef-restaurateur Des McDonald, previously of The Ritz and The Ivy in London. [8] On 1 November 2016, at the conclusion of the renovations, Principal Hotels renamed the hotel The Principal Edinburgh George Street. [9]
Sráidainmneacha Bhaile Átha Cliath – English-Irish list of Dublin street names at Leathanach baile Shéamais Uí Bhrógáin (in Irish) Dublin Streetnames in Irish – photographs of multiple or incorrect Irish translations of Dublin street names. 1610 Map of Dublin published by John Speed (Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection
Jammet opened on 6 March 1901 at 26–27 Saint Andrew's Street, opposite St Andrew's Church. [5] It was established by Michel Jammet, nine years chef to George Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan, and his brother François. For a long time it was the only French restaurant in the city. [6]
The parish today constitutes the whole of the First New Town of Edinburgh and a small part of the early-19th-century Second New Town of Edinburgh. The George Street building (formerly St Andrew's Church) was completed in 1784, and is now protected as a category A listed building. [1]