Queen Street
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Queen Street is a prominent Georgian thoroughfare in Edinburgh’s New Town, known for its elegant architecture and central urban location.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen Street (Edinburgh) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street
ⓘ
thoroughfare ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | James Craig (Edinburgh planner) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Streets in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| designedDuring | late 18th century ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryOf | northern edge of Edinburgh New Town ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | First New Town of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gardensType | private communal gardens ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentGreenSpace | Queen Street Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial | sandstone ⓘ |
| hasBuildingUse |
institutional
ⓘ
office ⓘ residential ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | many buildings are listed buildings ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Charlotte Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Andrew Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding |
New Club (Edinburgh)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Society of Edinburgh premises (historic) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish National Portrait Gallery (rear frontage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPavementType | stone pavements ⓘ |
| hasPlanningSignificance | key element of Georgian New Town grid ⓘ |
| hasPostalDistrict | EH2 ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
close to Edinburgh Waverley railway station
ⓘ
served by Edinburgh bus network ⓘ |
| hasTypicalBuildingHeight | 3–4 storeys ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCharacter | mixed residential and commercial ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Firth of Forth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| knownFor |
central urban location
ⓘ
elegant Georgian townhouses ⓘ formal Georgian streetscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
New Town, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
George Street (Edinburgh)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princes Street (Edinburgh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Edinburgh New Town plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConservationArea | New Town Conservation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsFrom |
Hanover Street (Edinburgh)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Charlotte Street (Edinburgh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsTo |
Dundas Street (Edinburgh)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York Place (Edinburgh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetType | urban street ⓘ |
| urbanFunction | major traffic route in central Edinburgh ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.