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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Pencaitland locatedNear Edinburgh
Festival Theatre locatedIn Edinburgh
Market Street locatedIn Edinburgh
subject surface form: Market Street (Edinburgh)
Kidnapped settingLocation Edinburgh
Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne residence Edinburgh
this entity surface form: Edinburgh, Scotland
Ken Stott placeOfBirth Edinburgh
Ken Stott residence Edinburgh
Milnathort nearbyCity Edinburgh
Iain Murray workLocation Edinburgh
Outer Forth nearbyCity Edinburgh
Thomas Stevenson birthPlace Edinburgh
Thomas Stevenson deathPlace Edinburgh
Thomas Stevenson workLocation Edinburgh
Thomas Stevenson residence Edinburgh
Thomas Stevenson burialPlace Edinburgh
King’s Theatre location Edinburgh
Protestant Lords of the Congregation (some holders) basedIn Edinburgh
subject surface form: Protestant Lords of the Congregation
Lauder isLocatedSouthOf Edinburgh
Lauder hasNearbyCity Edinburgh
Earl of Queensberry locatedIn Edinburgh
subject surface form: Queensberry House
Muriel Spark placeOfBirth Edinburgh
Muriel Spark residence Edinburgh
Bo’ness locatedNear Edinburgh
National Records of Scotland locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Faculty of Advocates basedIn Edinburgh
Faculty of Advocates locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
St Mary’s Episcopal Church, South Queensferry locatedIn Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Priory Church of St Mary of Mount Carmel locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Hawes Pier municipality Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
John Murray burialPlace Edinburgh
this entity surface form: Edinburgh, Scotland
Eduardo Paolozzi placeOfBirth Edinburgh
Eduardo Paolozzi workLocation Edinburgh
Robert Reid workLocation Edinburgh
Robert Reid residence Edinburgh