The Mound, Edinburgh

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artificial embankment street in Edinburgh

The Mound, Edinburgh is a prominent artificial embankment in central Edinburgh that links the Old and New Towns and is known for housing major cultural institutions and landmark buildings.

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Label	Occurrences
The Mound, Edinburgh canonical	2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial embankment ⓘ street in Edinburgh ⓘ
adjacentTo	Princes Street ⓘ The Mound ⓘ surface form: The Mound Precinct
beganConstruction	1780s ⓘ
builtTo	link Old Town and New Town of Edinburgh ⓘ
completedIn	early 19th century ⓘ
connects	New Town ⓘ surface form: New Town, Edinburgh Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh
constructionMaterial	earth ⓘ
constructionMethod	artificial embankment ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
crosses	former Nor Loch site ⓘ
governedBy	City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
hasCategory	New Town ⓘ surface form: New Town, Edinburgh Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh Streets in Edinburgh ⓘ
hasCoordinateRegion	55.950°N 3.194°W ⓘ
hasLandmark	Royal Scottish Academy Building ⓘ surface form: Royal Scottish Academy portico statue of David Hume ⓘ statue of Thomas Chalmers ⓘ
hasRoadType	steep incline ⓘ
hasTransportConnection	The Mound bus stops ⓘ
hasViewOf	Edinburgh Castle ⓘ Princes Street ⓘ Scott Monument ⓘ
heritageStatus	within UNESCO World Heritage buffer zone ⓘ
hosts	Bank of Scotland Head Office ⓘ National Galleries of Scotland ⓘ surface form: National Gallery of Scotland Royal Scottish Academy Building ⓘ surface form: Royal Scottish Academy building The Mound railway tunnel portals ⓘ
locatedIn	Edinburgh ⓘ Edinburgh city centre zone ⓘ surface form: Edinburgh city centre Scotland ⓘ
near	St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: St Giles’ Cathedral Royal Mile ⓘ surface form: The Royal Mile Waverley Station ⓘ
notableFor	cultural institutions ⓘ panoramic city views ⓘ
overlooks	Princes Street Gardens ⓘ
partOf	Old and New Towns of Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: Edinburgh World Heritage Site
usedFor	festival events ⓘ pedestrian access ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

National Galleries of Scotland → locatedIn → The Mound, Edinburgh ⓘ

General Assembly Hall, Edinburgh → locatedOn → The Mound, Edinburgh ⓘ