Queen Street, Edinburgh

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Queen Street in Edinburgh is a prominent Georgian-era thoroughfare in the New Town, known for its elegant architecture and cultural institutions.

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Queen Street, Edinburgh canonical 2
Queen Street (Edinburgh) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf street
thoroughfare
adjacentTo Queen Street Gardens
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
constructionBegan late 18th century
country Scotland
formsBoundaryOf northern edge of New Town, Edinburgh
formsPartOf Edinburgh New Town World Heritage Site
surface form: Edinburgh New Town street grid
governedBy City of Edinburgh Council
hasBuildingMaterial sandstone
hasBuildingUse cultural
office
residential
hasConservationStatus part of Edinburgh New Town UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasDirection east–west
hasHeritageDesignation many Category A listed buildings
hasLandUse mixed-use
hasNotableBuilding National Trust for Scotland
surface form: National Trust for Scotland headquarters

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church halls
hasPostalCode EH2
hasPublicTransportAccess Edinburgh local bus network
surface form: Edinburgh bus network
hasRoadType urban street
hasTypicalFeature basement and attic levels
symmetrical façades
terraced townhouses
hasViewOver Queen Street Gardens
isTouristAttraction true
knownFor Georgian-era townhouses
cultural institutions
elegant architecture
locatedIn Edinburgh
New Town
surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
locatedInTimePeriod Georgian era
locatedOn Queen Street, Edinburgh self-linksurface differs
namedAfter Queen Charlotte
nearTo Frederick Street, Edinburgh
Hanover Street, Edinburgh
North Charlotte Street, Edinburgh
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
parallelTo George Street, Edinburgh
Princes Street
surface form: Princes Street, Edinburgh
region Edinburgh
surface form: City of Edinburgh
urbanContext historic city centre of Edinburgh

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National Galleries of Scotland locatedIn Queen Street, Edinburgh
Queen Street, Edinburgh locatedOn Queen Street, Edinburgh self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Scottish National Portrait Gallery
George Street (to the north via connecting streets) hasConnectingStreetsToNorth Queen Street, Edinburgh
subject surface form: George Street (Edinburgh)
this entity surface form: Queen Street (Edinburgh)