West Bow
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West Bow is a historic, winding street in Edinburgh’s Old Town that climbs steeply from the Grassmarket toward the Royal Mile, known for its distinctive architecture and medieval character.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic street
ⓘ
street ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Edinburgh Old Town medieval street pattern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| connectsFrom | Grassmarket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToward | Royal Mile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function | pedestrian and vehicular thoroughfare ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curved alignment
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ground-floor shops ⓘ narrow carriageway ⓘ stone-built façades ⓘ tall tenement buildings ⓘ upper-floor flats ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Edinburgh Castle vicinity
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Grassmarket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodCharacter |
early modern Edinburgh
ⓘ
medieval ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive architecture
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medieval character ⓘ steep climb ⓘ winding route ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Old Town, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | rising from southwest at Grassmarket toward northeast near Royal Mile ⓘ |
| partOf | Edinburgh Old Town street network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| streetscapeType | Old Town close-like street ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist route between Grassmarket and Royal Mile ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf | Old and New Towns of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanContext | dense historic urban fabric ⓘ |
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