Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle

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ceremonial space parade ground public square

The Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle is the broad, open parade ground in front of the castle that serves as a ceremonial space and the main approach for visitors to this historic fortress.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle canonical 6
Castlehill (via Royal Mile sequence) 1
Edinburgh Castle main gate 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial space ⓘ
parade ground ⓘ
public square ⓘ
accessesVia Castlehill ⓘ
adjacentTo Royal Mile ⓘ
associatedWith Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
hasFeature ceremonial layout ⓘ
expansive views ⓘ
open, level area ⓘ
hasFunction ceremonial space ⓘ
parade ground ⓘ
visitor access area ⓘ
hasViewOf Arthur’s Seat ⓘ
surface form: Arthur's Seat

Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form: Edinburgh cityscape

Firth of Forth ⓘ
heritageContext part of Edinburgh World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Edinburgh ⓘ
Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
mainApproachTo Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
near Camera Obscura and World of Illusions ⓘ
The Hub, Edinburgh ⓘ
overlooks Edinburgh New Town World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form: New Town of Edinburgh

Princes Street ⓘ
ownership Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
partOf Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ
pavingMaterial stone ⓘ
primaryUse approach for visitors to Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
region Lothian ⓘ
surfaceType paved ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor military parades ⓘ
open-air performances ⓘ
public events ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ
tourist gatherings ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Royal Mile → terminus → Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
Portcullis Gate → precededBy → Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
Portcullis Gate → hasView → Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
Great Hall → hasView → Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Hall (Edinburgh Castle)
Castlehill → connectsTo → Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
Castlehill → hasNearbyLandmark → Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
High Street, Edinburgh → connectsTo → Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Castlehill (via Royal Mile sequence)
Edinburgh Castle esplanade → adjacentTo → Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edinburgh Castle main gate