St Andrew Square, Edinburgh

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UNESCO World Heritage Site column monument historic townhouse public garden public square tram stop urban square

St Andrew Square, Edinburgh is a prominent Georgian-era public square in the New Town, known for its historic architecture, central gardens, and role as a major transport and commercial hub in the city.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
St Andrew Square	5
Dundas House	0
Melville Monument	0
St Andrew Square Gardens	0
St Andrew Square tram stop	0
Edinburgh Bus Station	0
Edinburgh Waverley railway station	0
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	0

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ column monument ⓘ historic townhouse ⓘ public garden ⓘ public square ⓘ tram stop ⓘ urban square ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Georgian architecture ⓘ
borderedBy	George Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Princes Street (nearby to the south) NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	tourist attraction in Edinburgh ⓘ
coordinateLocation	55.953°N 3.191°W ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	Georgian era NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAmenity	cafés ⓘ offices ⓘ restaurants ⓘ retail units ⓘ
hasBuilding	Dundas House NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBusStationNearby	Edinburgh Bus Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	St Andrew Square Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRailConnectionNearby	Edinburgh Waverley railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTramStop	St Andrew Square tram stop ⓘ
hasTransportConnection	Edinburgh Trams NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUse	commercial district ⓘ public open space ⓘ transport hub ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception	late 18th century ⓘ
knownFor	financial services offices ⓘ headquarters of major banks and insurers (historically and currently) ⓘ
locatedIn	New Town, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ St Andrew Square, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ St Andrew Square, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ St Andrew Square, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ near St Andrew Square, Edinburgh ⓘ south of St Andrew Square, Edinburgh ⓘ
near	Princes Street Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	Melville Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ central gardens ⓘ
partOf	Edinburgh New Town NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicAccess	open to the public ⓘ
servedBy	Edinburgh Trams Airport–York Place line NERFINISHED ⓘ
streetLayout	rectangular ⓘ
urbanPlanning	designed as part of James Craig’s New Town plan ⓘ
use	Royal Bank of Scotland offices (historically headquarters) NERFINISHED ⓘ