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  2. Princes Street - Wikipedia

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    Princes Street (Scottish Gaelic: Sràid nam Prionnsachan) is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland and the main shopping street in the capital. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1.2 km (three quarters of a mile) from Lothian Road in the west, to Leith Street in the east.

  3. New Town, Edinburgh - Wikipedia

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    Its best known street is Princes Street, facing Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town across the geological depression of the former Nor Loch. Together with the West End, the New Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site alongside the Old Town in 1995. The area is also famed for the New Town Gardens, a heritage designation since March 2001. [1]

  4. List of Category A listed buildings in the New Town, Edinburgh

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The New Town, shown in light brown This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. For the main list, see List of Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh. Boundaries The New Town is defined here as the area shown ...

  5. General Register House - Wikipedia

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    General Register House is an Adam style neoclassical building on Princes Street, Edinburgh, purpose built by Robert Adam between 1774 and 1788 as the headquarters of the National Archives of Scotland. It is a Category A listed building. [1]

  6. Balmoral Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The Balmoral Hotel is a hotel and landmark in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located in the heart of the city at the east end of Princes Street, the main shopping street beneath the Edinburgh Castle rock, and the southern edge of the New Town. It is accessed from Princes Street, on its north side, and flanked by North Bridge and Waverley Steps.

  7. Princes Street (painting) - Wikipedia

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    Princes Street is a 1825 landscape painting by the Scottish artist Alexander Nasmyth. [1] [2] It is also known by the longer title Princes Street with the Commencement of the Building of the Royal Institution. It shows a view of Princes Street in Edinburgh during the Regency era. [3]

  8. Princes Street Gardens - Wikipedia

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    A view of West Princes Street Gardens running up to the Castle Hill Gardens with the rail line separating the gardens hidden. Running along the southern edge of the West Princes Street Gardens is a train line separating the garden from the Castle Hill Garden. You can access Castle Hill Garden via a bridge behind the Ross Band Stand.

  9. North Bridge, Edinburgh - Wikipedia

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    The parties to this contract were the town council of Edinburgh, and William Mylne, architect, brother to Robert Mylne. The sum agreed for was £10,140; the work was to be completed before Martinmas (11 November) 1769, and Mylne was to guarantee the works for a period of ten years. [1] View of the North Bridge and Robert Adam's Register House ...