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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Robert Reid placeOfActivity Edinburgh
Salisbury Crags locatedIn Edinburgh
Salisbury Crags overlooks Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Salisbury Crags formsPartOf Edinburgh
this entity surface form: Edinburgh skyline
Dunsapie Loch locatedIn Edinburgh
Hunter’s Bog locatedIn Edinburgh
Hunter’s Bog partOf Edinburgh
this entity surface form: Edinburgh city landscape
Whinny Hill locatedIn Edinburgh
Whinny Hill locatedIn Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Whinny Hill nearestUrbanArea Edinburgh
Holyrood Park Road locatedIn Edinburgh
Holyrood Park Road locatedIn Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Marie de Lorraine deathPlace Edinburgh
National Monument of Scotland oversees Edinburgh
this entity surface form: city of Edinburgh
Nelson Monument locatedIn Edinburgh
Nelson Monument locationCity Edinburgh
City Observatory locatedIn Edinburgh
Old Royal High School locatedIn Edinburgh
Old Royal High School city Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Portuguese Cannon locatedIn Edinburgh
Monument to Scottish-American Soldiers locatedIn Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
St Margaret’s Loch locatedIn Edinburgh
Waverley railway station (nearby) locatedIn Edinburgh
subject surface form: Waverley railway station
Waverley railway station (nearby) locatedIn Edinburgh
subject surface form: Waverley railway station
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Waverley railway station (nearby) serves Edinburgh
subject surface form: Waverley railway station
Waverley railway station (nearby) isMainRailwayStationOf Edinburgh
subject surface form: Waverley railway station
Waverley railway station (nearby) isPrimaryRailHubFor Edinburgh
subject surface form: Waverley railway station
Modern One locatedIn Edinburgh
Royal Scottish Academy Building locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Board of Trustees location Edinburgh
subject surface form: Board of Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland
Modern Two location Edinburgh
The Mound, Edinburgh locatedIn Edinburgh
Cramond promenade locatedIn Edinburgh
Barnton locatedIn Edinburgh
Barnton locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Edinburgh
this entity surface form: City of Edinburgh
Barnton hasPostTown Edinburgh
Silverknowes locatedIn Edinburgh
Silverknowes hasPostTown Edinburgh
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton deathPlace Edinburgh
this entity surface form: Edinburgh, Scotland