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Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Old_Town,_Edinburgh,_Scotland
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historic_district
gptkbp:adjacentTo
gptkb:New_Town,_Edinburgh
gptkbp:architecturalStyle
gptkb:Renaissance
Victorian
medieval
gptkbp:area
approx. 1.5 km²
gptkbp:contains
gptkb:Edinburgh_Castle
gptkb:Greyfriars_Kirkyard
gptkb:Holyrood_Palace
gptkb:National_Museum_of_Scotland
gptkb:Chambers_Street
gptkb:St_Giles'_Cathedral
gptkb:Canongate
gptkb:Cowgate
gptkb:Grassmarket
gptkb:John_Knox_House
gptkb:Museum_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Scottish_Parliament_Building
gptkb:Victoria_Street
gptkbp:foundedIn
medieval period
gptkbp:governedBy
gptkb:City_of_Edinburgh_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:mainStreet
gptkb:Royal_Mile
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:festival
gptkb:Hogmanay_celebrations
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:historic_building
gptkb:World's_End_pub
gptkb:Mary_King's_Close
gptkb:Camera_Obscura_and_World_of_Illusions
gptkb:Writers'_Museum
literary history
medieval street plan
underground vaults
Auld Reekie nickname
historic taverns
narrow closes and wynds
gptkbp:notableResident
gptkb:Adam_Smith
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Robert_Burns
gptkb:Sir_Walter_Scott
gptkb:James_Boswell
gptkbp:population
approx. 20,000 (as of 2021)
gptkbp:postalCode
gptkb:EH1
gptkbp:touristAttraction
yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
gptkb:Edinburgh_Old_and_New_Towns
1995
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:The_Old_Town_Pump
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6