Royal Exchange, Edinburgh
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The Royal Exchange in Edinburgh is an 18th-century neoclassical civic building on the Royal Mile, originally designed as a merchants’ exchange and now housing the City Chambers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City Chambers, Edinburgh | 1 |
| Royal Exchange, Edinburgh canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
City Chambers of Edinburgh
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civic building ⓘ former exchange building ⓘ neoclassical building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
municipal offices
ⓘ
seat of Edinburgh City Council ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType |
civic hall
ⓘ
public building ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | landmark on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh’s Old Town ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
centre of municipal government in Edinburgh
ⓘ
commercial hub for merchants in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| hasUse |
ceremonial functions
ⓘ
civic administration ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| houses | City Chambers, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | City of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
High Street, Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Giles’ Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Mile NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| originalFunction | merchants’ exchange ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Edinburgh Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Old Town, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantProject | development of Edinburgh’s civic centre on the Royal Mile ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Royal Mile, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
City Chambers, Edinburgh