Edinburgh

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Edinburgh is the historic and cultural heart of Scotland, renowned for its medieval Old Town, elegant Georgian New Town, and world-famous arts festivals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
capitalOf Scotland
climate temperate maritime climate
country Scotland
designated UNESCO Creative Cities Network
surface form: UNESCO City of Literature
foundedInCentury 12th century
governingBody City of Edinburgh council area
surface form: City of Edinburgh Council
grantedRoyalBurghStatus 12th century
hasAirport Edinburgh Airport
hasLandmark Arthur’s Seat
surface form: Arthur's Seat

Calton Hill
Edinburgh Castle
National Museum of Scotland
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Royal Mile
Scott Monument
St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
surface form: St Giles' Cathedral
hasNewTown Edinburgh self-linksurface differs
surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
hasOldTown Old Town of Edinburgh
surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh
hasRailwayStation Edinburgh Waverley
surface form: Edinburgh Waverley railway station
hasUniversity Edinburgh Napier University
Heriot-Watt University
Queen Margaret University
University of Edinburgh
knownFor Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh International Festival
Hogmanay celebrations
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
cultural heritage
historic architecture
literary history
locatedIn Lothian
locatedOn southern shore of the Firth of Forth
nickname Athens of the North
Edinburgh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Auld Reekie
officialLanguage English
partOf central Scotland
surface form: Central Belt of Scotland
patronSaint Saint Giles
populationApproximate 500000
regionalLanguage Scots
Scottish Gaelic
seatOfGovernment Scottish Government
seatOfParliament Scottish Parliament
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time
twinCity Florence
Kyiv
surface form: Kiev

Munich
Vancouver
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Old Town of Edinburgh
surface form: Old and New Towns of Edinburgh

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Bank of Scotland locatedIn Edinburgh
this entity surface form: Edinburgh city centre (head office)
John Knox placeOfDeath Edinburgh
this entity surface form: Edinburgh, Scotland
John Knox associatedWith Edinburgh
Inchkeith locatedNear Edinburgh
Edinburgh hasNewTown Edinburgh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Edinburgh nickname Edinburgh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Auld Reekie
Scottish Parliament locatedIn Edinburgh
M90 motorway connectsCity Edinburgh
M90 motorway terminusA Edinburgh
Inchcolm nearestCity Edinburgh
Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region contains Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region hasPopulationCentre Edinburgh
this entity surface form: Edinburgh urban area
Kraków twinCity Edinburgh
David Home placeOfBirth Edinburgh
David Home placeOfDeath Edinburgh
Anne of Denmark coronationPlace Edinburgh
Scotland capital Edinburgh
Scotland majorCity Edinburgh
Robert Adam workLocation Edinburgh
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh region Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Kinghorn hasViewOf Edinburgh
Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) locationOfOffice Edinburgh
subject surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms
Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) locationOfCourt Edinburgh
subject surface form: Lord Lyon King of Arms
Royal Scots Navy garrison Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh city Edinburgh
River Almond flowsThrough Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
River Almond region Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Geneva Bible printedIn Edinburgh
Graham Hancock placeOfBirth Edinburgh
Queen's Guard location Edinburgh