19th-century Edinburgh

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:district expansion of New Town
improvement of Old Town
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Edinburgh_Town_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 19th-century Edinburgh
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity banking
brewing
publishing
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Scott_Monument
gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Scotland
gptkb:St_Giles'_Cathedral
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Great_Reform_Act_1832
construction of the Scott Monument
opening of Waverley Station
gptkbp:notableFeature rise of middle class
public health reforms
tenement housing
contrast between Old Town and New Town
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:urban_development
industrialization
literary figures
cultural achievements
New Town development
medical advancements
Old Town slum clearance
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Royal_Infirmary_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:notableMovement Scottish Enlightenment (late 18th to early 19th century)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkb:Robert_Louis_Stevenson
gptkb:Sir_Walter_Scott
gptkb:David_Octavius_Hill
gptkbp:period 19th century
gptkbp:population significant
gptkbp:transportation horse-drawn trams
introduction of railways
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Doctor_and_the_Devils_(1985_film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7