Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
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Charlotte Square, Edinburgh is a renowned Georgian garden square and architectural showpiece in Scotland’s capital, celebrated as one of the finest examples of Robert Adam’s neoclassical urban design.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Georgian architecture ensemble
ⓘ
garden square ⓘ public square ⓘ urban square ⓘ |
| architect | Robert Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Georgian architecture
ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
George Street (to the north via connecting streets)
ⓘ
Princes Street ⓘ
surface form:
Princes Street (to the south via connecting streets)
|
| category |
New Town
ⓘ
surface form:
New Town, Edinburgh
Robert Adam ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Adam buildings
Squares in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 18th century ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designCompletion | 1791 ⓘ |
| designedAsCounterpartOf |
St Andrew Square
ⓘ
surface form:
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
|
| governingBody | City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ |
| gridRelation | western termination of George Street axis ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Bute House
ⓘ
No. 5 Charlotte Square ⓘ No. 6 Charlotte Square ⓘ No. 6 Charlotte Square ⓘ
surface form:
No. 7 Charlotte Square
No. 8 Charlotte Square ⓘ |
| hasCentralFeature |
central garden
ⓘ
private garden ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Edinburgh International Book Festival (former main venue) ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial and civic space
ⓘ
prestigious business address ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Prince Albert statue ⓘ |
| hasUse |
institutional use
ⓘ
office use ⓘ residential use ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed buildings (surrounding terraces)
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
|
| inception | late 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedInArea |
New Town
ⓘ
surface form:
New Town, Edinburgh
|
| location | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Charlotte ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Robert Adam
ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Adam townhouses
being one of the finest examples of Robert Adam’s urban design ⓘ formal garden layout ⓘ unified neoclassical façade ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Town
ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh New Town
Edinburgh New Town World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site
|
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| streetLayoutType | garden square ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningSignificance | key component of Edinburgh New Town plan ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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