New Town

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historic district planned district urban district

New Town is a historic 18th- and 19th-century planned district in Edinburgh, Scotland, renowned for its Georgian architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
New Town, Edinburgh 31
Edinburgh New Town 9
New Town canonical 5

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district ⓘ
planned district ⓘ
urban district ⓘ
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
borders Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh
constructionStart 1760s ⓘ
containsResidenceOf First Minister of Scotland ⓘ
coordinateSystem WGS84 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designCompetition 1766 Edinburgh New Town competition ⓘ
designedBy James Craig ⓘ
governingBody City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
hasBuildingHeightRestriction generally low- to mid-rise buildings ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Scottish Enlightenment urban planning ⓘ
hasPart Abercromby Place ⓘ
Bute House ⓘ
Charlotte Square ⓘ
Dundas Street ⓘ
George Street ⓘ
Great King Street ⓘ
Heriot Row ⓘ
Moray Estate ⓘ
Princes Street ⓘ
Queen Street ⓘ
Royal Circus ⓘ
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form: St Andrew Square

York Place ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatusReason outstanding example of European planned city of the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ
inception 1767 ⓘ
knownFor Georgian architecture ⓘ
grid street plan ⓘ
neoclassical urban planning ⓘ
locatedIn Edinburgh ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London ⓘ
mainConstructionPeriod 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
partOf Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form: Edinburgh city centre
primaryUse mixed residential and commercial ⓘ
separatedFrom Old Town, Edinburgh by Princes Street Gardens ⓘ
streetPattern grid plan ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
typicalBuildingMaterial sandstone ⓘ
urbanFunction financial and commercial centre of Edinburgh ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteSince 1995 ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteWith Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

City of Edinburgh council area → contains → New Town ⓘ
Princes Street Gardens → separates → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edinburgh New Town
Princes Street entrance → hasNearbyFeature → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edinburgh New Town
Calton Road entrance → near → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Stevenage → hasSettlementType → New Town ⓘ
Holyrood Park → hasViewOf → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Arthur’s Seat → hasViewOf → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town of Edinburgh
Calton Hill → overlooks → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Scott Monument → hasViewOf → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town of Edinburgh
Athens of the North → associatedWith → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edinburgh New Town
Register House, Edinburgh → locatedInArea → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Charlotte Square, Edinburgh → locatedInArea → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Charlotte Square, Edinburgh → partOf → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edinburgh New Town
Charlotte Square, Edinburgh → category → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh building, George Street → locatedIn → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Bute House → location → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
John Sinclair House → cityDistrict → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Waverley Station, Edinburgh → locatedNear → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
New Register House, Edinburgh → locatedIn → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Inverleith, Edinburgh → near → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
St Andrew Square → locatedIn → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
St Andrew Square → partOf → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Old Town → worldHeritageWith → New Town ⓘ
subject surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Old Town → adjacentTo → New Town ⓘ
subject surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Stockbridge → near → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edinburgh New Town
Edinburgh North and Leith → contains → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Rose Leslie → notableWork → New Town ⓘ
Balmoral Hotel → near → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Dean Village → locatedWestOf → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edinburgh New Town
City Observatory → hasViewOf → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Old Royal High School → overlooks → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Waverley railway station (nearby) → locatedInOrNear → New Town ⓘ
subject surface form: Waverley railway station
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
The Mound, Edinburgh → connects → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
The Mound, Edinburgh → hasCategory → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
federal Division of Clark → includesSuburb → New Town ⓘ
subject surface form: Division of Clark
Queen Street, Edinburgh → locatedIn → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Castle esplanade → hasViewOf → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Dùn Èideann → hasFeature → New Town ⓘ
General Register House (complex) → locatedInArea → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
No. 5 Charlotte Square → locatedIn → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
No. 5 Charlotte Square → partOf → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edinburgh New Town
No. 6 Charlotte Square → locatedIn → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edinburgh New Town
No. 6 Charlotte Square → locatedIn → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
George Street (to the north via connecting streets) → locatedIn → New Town ⓘ
subject surface form: George Street (Edinburgh)
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Book Festival (former main venue) → location → New Town ⓘ
subject surface form: Charlotte Square Gardens
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
No. 8 Charlotte Square → locatedIn → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Town, Edinburgh
No. 8 Charlotte Square → partOf → New Town ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edinburgh New Town