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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,city centre,Scotland,luxury hotel,Edinburgh,EH2 2EQ,Edinburgh city centre,United Kingdom,landmark hotel,clock tower,Victorian architecture,historic building,sandstone facade,tourism,winter,winter sunlight,blue sky,Edinburgh tourism,Scotland travel,luxury travel,iconic hotels,heritage architecture,city centre hotels,wedding and events venue,business travel,destination marketing,architectural photography,editorial background,historic landmarks,winter city photography,Princes Street Edinburgh,Old Town meets New Town,Waverley area,cityscape,architectural detail,grand facade,West Register Place,urban travel city break heritage tourism high end hospitality Scottish
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM994Y - A wide, documentary street-level view of The Balmoral Hotel on Princes Street in Edinburgh, photographed from the West Register Place area to frame the full fa??ade and the famous clock tower. The building's grand sandstone frontage, ornate roofline and central tower create an unmistakable city landmark, with the clock face clearly visible high above the main elevation. The perspective between surrounding city-centre buildings helps emphasise the Balmoral's scale and its position at one of Edinburgh's most recognisable gateways between the New Town and the Old Town.
The light suggests a cold-season day with clear winter brightness: pale blue sky, crisp edges on the stonework, and cool shadows that bring out carved details across the fa??ade. The overall mood is calm and architectural rather than crowd-focused, making the image highly versatile for editorial use where a clean, identifiable Edinburgh location is needed.
This photograph suits themes including Edinburgh tourism, luxury and heritage hospitality, iconic Scottish architecture, and city-break travel. It also works as a strong general illustration for Princes Street and central Edinburgh, with the clock tower acting as an instantly readable visual cue for the Balmoral and the wider city centre.

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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,city centre,Scotland,Calton Hill,Edinburgh,EH7 5AA,United Kingdom,landmark,heritage site,stone building,tourist attraction,winter,winter sunshine,blue sky,travel,EH7,Edinburgh tourism,Scotland travel,heritage tourism,historic architecture,neoclassical landmark,Enlightenment Edinburgh,science history,visitor attraction,destination marketing,editorial background,European city break,winter city photography,iconic Edinburgh landmarks,William Henry Playfair,Edinburgh city skyline viewpoint,hilltop monument,astronomy,science heritage,historic Edinburgh,New Town Edinburgh,city break,history
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM9966 - A crisp winter view of the Playfair Monument and the observatory dome at the City Observatory complex on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. The building is presented as a bold neoclassical composition: heavy stone blocks, a temple-like form, and rows of classical columns supporting a pediment on each end. Behind and between the two porticoes, the pale observatory dome rises above the roofline, giving a clear visual link to astronomy and scientific heritage. The sky is a deep, clean blue with bright cold-season light that sharpens the edges of the stonework and makes the architecture feel monumental and timeless.
The foreground includes rough winter vegetation and low grasses, which helps communicate the hilltop setting and the feel of an open public park rather than a busy street location. The overall atmosphere suggests a dry, cold day with excellent visibility, the kind of weather that draws visitors up Calton Hill for panoramic views and landmark photography. The image has strong editorial value because it captures an instantly recognisable Edinburgh heritage site, while remaining uncluttered by crowds.
This photograph suits themes such as Edinburgh tourism, Scotland travel, neoclassical architecture, historic observatories, and the city's long association with science and the Enlightenment. It also works well as a general location illustration for Calton Hill, conservation, and heritage-led destination marketing, particularly for winter city-break coverage where clear skies and crisp light are part of the story.

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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,city centre,Scotland,Edinburgh skyline,W Edinburgh,Edinburgh,United Kingdom,modern architecture,contemporary architecture,tourism,travel,winter,clear sky,urban landscape,Scotland destination,winter city break,landmark architecture,urban regeneration,St James Quarter development,hospitality industry,luxury travel,European city travel,city marketing,skyline landmark,contemporary Scottish architecture,travel editorial image,New Town Edinburgh,central Edinburgh,Princes Street area,luxury hotel,hotel exterior,distinctive roof feature,sculptural architecture,regeneration,mixed use development,offices and apartments,rooftops,distant hills
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DM996D - A crisp winter cityscape of central Edinburgh, dominated by the distinctive sculptural Ribbon form crowning W Edinburgh within the St James Quarter development. The layered, spiralling roof feature rises above surrounding rooftops and mid-rise blocks, creating an instantly recognisable focal point in the skyline and a clear marker of the city's newer architecture within the wider historic urban fabric. Bright, low winter sunlight and a pale blue sky give the scene a clean, high-contrast look, with sharp detail across the buildings and the distant ridge line beyond the city.
The image reads as a modern Edinburgh story: regeneration and contemporary design sitting alongside older streets and long-established city views. The St James Quarter setting supports themes of retail and leisure, hospitality, luxury travel, and city-centre redevelopment, while the broader skyline context makes the picture useful for editorial coverage of Edinburgh tourism, winter city breaks, and Scotland's capital as a place of festivals, business travel, and year-round visitor economy. The composition also works well for architecture-led uses, with strong geometric layering, repeating window grids, and the singular ribbon-like crown providing a clear hero feature for headlines and destination pages.

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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,history,pub,bar,city,centre,stag,hen,night,nighttime,economy,old,Victorian,UK,tourist,travel,drinking,drinks,EH2 2PJ,EH2,Scottish hospitality,licensed premises,pub signage,New Town Edinburgh,city pub,drinking culture Scotland,evening lights,bar windows,urban nightlife,tourism Edinburgh,hospitality industry,independent pub,traditional bar,street scene Edinburgh
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X2CG2F - This image shows the exterior of Milnes of Rose Street, a well-known traditional pub situated on Rose Street in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town, Scotland. The photograph captures the distinctive frontage of the bar, with its ornate gold lettering reading Milnes of Rose Street mounted above large street-facing windows. Warm interior lighting is visible through the glass, creating a welcoming contrast with the darker exterior and reflecting the pub's role as a social space within the busy city centre.
Rose Street runs parallel to Princes Street and has long been associated with Edinburgh's pub culture, serving office workers, shoppers, tourists, and locals alike. Milnes is one of a number of independent and long-established bars on the street, contributing to its reputation as a lively yet traditional drinking destination within the Georgian New Town. The surrounding architecture and streetscape form part of Edinburgh's UNESCO World Heritage Site, adding cultural and historical context to the location.
The image highlights elements of contemporary urban hospitality, including visible bar fittings, hanging lights, and signage, while retaining the character of a classic Scottish city pub. It is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to Scottish pubs, urban nightlife, tourism, hospitality, independent businesses, and the social life of Edinburgh's city centre.

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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DN5 - The Oxford Bar is a public house situated on Young Street, in the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. The pub is chiefly notable for having been featured in Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series of novels. The Oxford Bar, or The Ox, is John Rebus's favourite pub in Edinburgh to go for a drink

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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M0H - Edinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Transport for Edinburgh. It is a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) line between York Place in New Town and Edinburgh Airport, with 15 stops.
Construction began in June 2008, but the opening was delayed. The scheme was costed at ?375 million in 2003, but by May 2008, when contracts were signed, the cost had risen to ?521 million. After extra interest payments are factored in, the final cost is expected to top ?1 billion. The line opened on 31 May 2014.

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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M16 - This is Fleshmarket Close made famous by Ian Rankin's novel of the same name.
Halfway down the close is the Halfway House, a famous Edinburgh pub, cosy & tight for space inside it nevertheless offers a good selection of real ales and good food. An oasis between the High Street and Market Street.

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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M18 - This is Fleshmarket Close made famous by Ian Rankin's novel of the same name.
Halfway down the close is the Halfway House, a famous Edinburgh pub, cosy & tight for space inside it nevertheless offers a good selection of real ales and good food. An oasis between the High Street and Market Street.

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Keywords: Trotter,NewTown,scotland,city,centre,light,lamp,glasses,spectacles,humour,humourous,door,doorway,entrance,traditional,Opticians,Opthalmic,architectural,close,funny,closeup,detail,eye,GB,shop,landscape,nobody,opthalmist,optician,opticians,shop,sign,signs,specialist,store,fringe,green,painted,EH2,2LE,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,John,Trotter,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Black & Lizars,John Trotter,Edinburgh Fringe,EH2 2LE
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Keywords: arts,venue,Nicolson,street,performance,performances,opera,ballet,empire,tourist,attraction,glass-fronted,structure,for,the,new,entrance,created,by,architect,Colin,Ross,glass,fronted,building,architecture,dramatic,mix,of,art,nouveau,beaux,arts,and,neo-classicism,neoclassicism,Gotonysmith,The,Edinburgh,Festival,Theatre,is,a,performing,located,on,Street,in,Edinburgh,Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet,large-scale musical events,and touring groups. After its most recent renovation in 1994,it seats 1,915.,It,is,one,of,the,major,venues,of,the,annual,summer,Edinburgh,International,Festival,and,is,the,venue,for,the,Opera,and,the,Scottish,Ballet.,The,present,theatre's,location,is,Edinburgh's,longest,continuous,theatre,site,for,there,has,been,a,theatre,in,that,location,since,1830.,From,being,Dunedin,Hall,the Royal Amphitheatre,Alhambra Music Hall,the Queen's Theatre,Pablo Fanques Amphitheatre,13-29 Nicolson St,Edinburgh EH89FT EH8 9FT 13 29,oldtown,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKFR - The Edinburgh Festival Theatre is a performing arts venue located on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh, Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet, large-scale musical events, and touring groups. After its most recent renovation in 1994, it seats 1,915. It is one of the major venues of the annual summer Edinburgh International Festival and is the Edinburgh venue for the Scottish Opera and the Scottish Ballet.
The present theatre's location is Edinburgh's longest continuous theatre site, for there has been a theatre in that location since 1830. From being Dunedin Hall, the Royal Amphitheatre, Alhambra Music Hall, the Queen's Theatre, Pablo Fanque's Amphitheatre, and Newsome's Circus, the site became the Empire Palace Theatre, the first of the famous Moss Empires' chain, opening on 7 November 1892.
Designed by the great British theatre architect, Frank Matcham, (who built the London Coliseum, among others) its d??cor was lavish, with elephants with Nubian riders, nymphs and cherubs in abundance on the plasterwork, and it seated 3000 people on four levels.

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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXKG1 - The Edinburgh Festival Theatre is a performing arts venue located on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh, Scotland used primarily for performances of opera and ballet, large-scale musical events, and touring groups. After its most recent renovation in 1994, it seats 1,915. It is one of the major venues of the annual summer Edinburgh International Festival and is the Edinburgh venue for the Scottish Opera and the Scottish Ballet.
The present theatre's location is Edinburgh's longest continuous theatre site, for there has been a theatre in that location since 1830. From being Dunedin Hall, the Royal Amphitheatre, Alhambra Music Hall, the Queen's Theatre, Pablo Fanque's Amphitheatre, and Newsome's Circus, the site became the Empire Palace Theatre, the first of the famous Moss Empires' chain, opening on 7 November 1892.
Designed by the great British theatre architect, Frank Matcham, (who built the London Coliseum, among others) its d??cor was lavish, with elephants with Nubian riders, nymphs and cherubs in abundance on the plasterwork, and it seated 3000 people on four levels.

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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDY30A - In the United States and Canada, timber-frame construction has been revived since the 1970s and is now experiencing a thriving renaissance of the ancient skills. This is largely due to such practitioners as Steve Chappell, Jack Sobon, and Tedd Benson, who studied old plans and techniques and revived a long-neglected technique. Once a handcrafted skill passed down, timber-frame construction has now been modernized with the help of modern industrial tools such as the CNC machines. These machines and mass-production techniques have assisted growth and made for more affordable frames and shorter lead-times for projects.
Timber-framed structures differ from conventional wood-framed buildings in several ways. Timber framing uses fewer, larger wooden members, commonly timbers in the range of 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12), while common wood framing uses many more timbers with dimensions usually in the 5 to 25 cm (2 to 10) range. The methods of fastening the frame members also differ. In conventional framing, the members are joined using nails or other mechanical fasteners, whereas timber framing uses the traditional mortice and tenon or more complex joints that are usually fastened using only wooden pegs.[13] Modern complex structures and timber trusses often incorporate steel joinery such as gusset plates, for both structural and architectural purposes.
Recently, it has become common practice to enclose the timber structure entirely in manufactured panels such as SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels). Although the timbers can only be seen from inside the building when so enclosed, construction is less complex and insulation is greater than in traditional timber building.

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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG386Y - An ice cream van (British) or ice cream truck (American) is a commercial vehicle which serves as a traveling retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream vans often travel near where children play ? outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street.
Ice cream vans are often brightly decorated and carry images of ice cream, or some other adornment, such as cartoon characters. They may have painted-on notices, which can serve a commercial purpose (Stop me and buy one!) or a more serious one (Don't Skid on a Kid!) - serving as a warning to passing motorists that children may run out into the road at the sight of the van, or appear without warning from behind it. Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this is often covered with small pictures of the available products, with their associated prices.
A distinctive feature of ice cream vans is their melodic chimes, and often these take the form of a famous and recognizable tune, usually The Mister Softee Jingle, Turkey in the Straw, Do Your Ears Hang Low?, Pop Goes The Weasel The Entertainer, Music Box Dancer, Home on the Range, It's a Small World, Super Mario Bros. Theme or Camptown Races
or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Greensleeves, Whistle While You Work in Crewe and Nantwich, You Are My Sunshine in Vale Royal, Teddy Bears' Picnic in Sheffield, and Match of the Day in other places.
In some places in the US, ice cream trucks play the song Ice Cream by Andre Nickatina (essentially just Turkey in the Straw with bass).

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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG3A1R - An ice cream van (British) or ice cream truck (American) is a commercial vehicle which serves as a traveling retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream vans often travel near where children play ? outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street.
Ice cream vans are often brightly decorated and carry images of ice cream, or some other adornment, such as cartoon characters. They may have painted-on notices, which can serve a commercial purpose (Stop me and buy one!) or a more serious one (Don't Skid on a Kid!) - serving as a warning to passing motorists that children may run out into the road at the sight of the van, or appear without warning from behind it. Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this is often covered with small pictures of the available products, with their associated prices.
A distinctive feature of ice cream vans is their melodic chimes, and often these take the form of a famous and recognizable tune, usually The Mister Softee Jingle, Turkey in the Straw, Do Your Ears Hang Low?, Pop Goes The Weasel The Entertainer, Music Box Dancer, Home on the Range, It's a Small World, Super Mario Bros. Theme or Camptown Races
or, in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Greensleeves, Whistle While You Work in Crewe and Nantwich, You Are My Sunshine in Vale Royal, Teddy Bears' Picnic in Sheffield, and Match of the Day in other places.
In some places in the US, ice cream trucks play the song Ice Cream by Andre Nickatina (essentially just Turkey in the Straw with bass).

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Keywords: Edinburgh,city,Scotland,new,town,newtown,pub,kay,kays,bar,tenner,tn,pound,note,scottish,bank,BOS,Scotsman,mono,selective,color,colour,colours,pint,ale,beer,inside,tony,smith,drink,drinks,drinking,historic,bars,UK,GB,tourist,places,visit,cool,iconic,sepia,toned,black,white,bankofscotland,notes,banknotes
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 7706160488 - 'One of my favourite watering holes in Edinburgh New Town, only 10-15 mins walk from Princes St area. Its well worth a walk for a great range of real ales and whiskies. I have spent a good few hours in there with my good friend Stephen Buchan. A chap who appreciates a real ale or two.
Originally a Georgian coach house, in the early Victorian era the building was remodelled into John Kay and Sons, Wines and spirits Merchants. Sympathetically modified in the 1970's the bar hosts a plethora of original Victorian features. its a bit like going back in time, reminds me a little of Mulligans in Dublin. Shame no one has written a novel covering a single drunken day around Edinburgh yet. If so, this pub should surely be in it.
Usually available are Budvar, Leffe, Budvar Dark, Innis &
Gunn, Furstenberg Frei, Corona, Magners, Becks, crabbies, Draught Guinness, Strongbow, fizzy Fosters &
Kronenburg.
I have never eaten there, but they do mince/haggis neeps and tatties \u00a34.10, Scotch pie beans and chips for under \u00a34. More up market herring salad just over a fiver.
Kays, 39 Jamaica Street Edinburgh, Midlothian EH3 6HF - Telephone 0131 225 1858.
Note no Children allowed in bar at any time.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4259536947 - 'A nice spot coming up from the bottom of the Grassmarket with a view of Lothians Edinburgh castle, close to the place of the Flodden wall. Some call it school steps I think. The street lamps have recently been changed to something more in keeping with a 'Sherlock Holmes in Edinburgh' period type feel.
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Taken here between Christmas and New Year on the night of Hogmanay, the snow and ice of December give it a nice lightness, even at dusk. This is the calm before the storm as the party starts in Princes St and the gardens as the stage fires up to welcome in the new years celebrations. 2009 2010 2011 2012. Everyone needs a street party ticket and a wristband to enter the city arena area, unlike many years ago when it was a bit more easy going. Now there is a midnight torchlight procession from Parliament Square via the historic Lothian Edinburgh Royal Mile to the Son et Lumi\u00e9re and fireworks finale on Calton Hill. On Edinburg new years day the the loony dook is the place to take a swim at South Queensferry in the river Forth in the shadow of the Forth Railway Bridge over to Fife.
Edinburgh Castle is a castle fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC, although the nature of early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle here since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
As one of the most important fortresses in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle has been involved in many historical conflicts, from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century, up to the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and has been besieged, both successfully and unsuccessfully, on several occasions. From the later 17th century, the castle became a military base, with a large garrison. Its importance as a historic monument was recognised from the 19th century, and various restoration programmes have been carried out since.
Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century, when the medieval fortifications were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The notable exception is St Margaret's Chapel, the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh, which dates from the early 12th century. Among other significant buildings of the castle are the Royal Palace, and the early-16th-century Great Hall. The castle also houses the Scottish National War Memorial, and National War Museum of Scotland.
A panorama from Scotland's Western Isles www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3890901488/
Another dusk shot from close to Edinburgh www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4241055295/
A similar shot, a panorama this time from Liverpool and the river mersey www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4392932861/
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Keywords: Bow,Bar,Bow Bar,Bo Bar,the Bow Bar,edinburgh,pub,real,ale,CAMRA,city,friendly,sr,st,80,West,Victoria,Street,Scotland,UK,GB,Great,Britain,Lothian,centre,Royal,Mile,Stephen,Buchan,StephenBuchan,Hotpix,Hotpixorg.uk,HotpixUK,tonysmith,tony,smith,new,year,years,eve,2009,2010,celebrations,celebrate,hogmanay,drink,drunken,drinking,alcohol,cider,lager,bitter,deuchars,cairngorm,pint,Schotland,l'Ecosse,Ecosse,Schottland,\u03a3\u03ba\u03c9\u03c4\u03af\u03b1,la,Scozia,\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9,\uc2a4\ucf54\ud2c0\ub780\ub4dc,\u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u044f,Escocia,Edinburghe,HDR,high dynamic range,town,selctive,colour,color,colores inside interior classic pub insides CAMRA warm inviting historic,pano
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4231716225 - 'The always welcoming Bow Bar in Victoria Street, Edinburgh (just before hitting the Grass Market). A constant fixture in the CAMRA good beer guide.
A truly compact place awash with old Tay ferry crossing timetables, metal signs and Beer/Whisky mirrors. A true one off and one of my watering holes whenever I get the chance to pop into the old town. Unfortunatly no longer has Cressers brush shop opposite.
This place is up there in the premier league of classic pubs with the Crown in Belfast, Philharmonic in Liverpool www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3804831303/ and the Circus Tavern in Manchester.
Happy New Year and Hogmanay to everyone who follows my photostream :-)
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Keywords: Dirty Dicks pub,Rose Street Edinburgh new town,Scotland,in,the,Evening,dusk,lights,on,drinking,place,pub,establishment,gotonysmith,sepia,old,world,classic,whisky,trial,trail,dirt,dick,est,1859,good,places,tourist,places,to,see,dirty dicks pub rose st Edinburgh,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,boozer
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXJEW - National Museums Scotland was formed by Act of Parliament in 1985 ,amalgamating the former National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland and The Royal Scottish Museum. The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Museum (so renamed in 1995), with collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures.
The two connected buildings stand beside each other on Chambers Street, by the intersection with the George IV Bridge, in central Edinburgh. The museum is part of National Museums Scotland. Admission is free.
The two buildings retain distinctive characters: the Museum of Scotland is housed in a modern building opened in 1998, while the former Royal Museum building was begun in 1861, and partially opened in 1866, with a Victorian Romanesque Revival facade and a grand central hall of cast iron construction that rises the full height of the building. This building reopened on 29 July 2011 after a ?47 million project to restore and extend the building, and redesign the exhibitions (by Ralph Appelbaum).
The National Museum incorporates the collections of the former National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, and the Royal Museum. As well as the main national collections of Scottish archaeological finds and medieval objects, the museum contains artifacts from around the world, encompassing geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology and art. The 16 new galleries reopened in 2011 include 8,000 objects, 80 per cent of which were not formerly on display.
One of the more notable exhibits is the stuffed body of Dolly the sheep, the first successful clone of a mammal from an adult cell. Other highlights include Ancient Egyptian exhibitions, one of Elton John's extravagant suits and a large kinetic sculpture named the Millennium Clock.

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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DED1KM - The Scottish National Gallery is one of Scotland's top free visitor attractions. It is made up of three interconnected buildings, right in the heart of Edinburgh. The Gallery is home to a major part of Scotland's sensational national collection of fine art
the Academy is one of Europe's premier venues for international exhibitions
and the Gardens Entrance, which lies beneath the two buildings, connects them together with areas for shopping, learning, eating and drinking.
The National Collection
The Gallery houses the national collection of fine art from the early Renaissance to the end of the nineteenth century. Spend an hour strolling around this peaceful setting and you'll find masterpieces from Raphael, El Greco, Vel?zquez and Rubens to Van Gogh, Monet, C??zanne, Degas and Gauguin. For a nation of Scotland's size, the collection is rightfully regarded as one of the very best in the world. The most comprehensive part of the collection covers the history of Scottish painting. All the major names, including Ramsay, Raeburn, Wilkie and McTaggart, are represented in depth. Works on show include Raeburn's much-loved The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch or, as it has become known, the ?Skating Minister'.

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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED4M17 - This is Fleshmarket Close made famous by Ian Rankin's novel of the same name.
Halfway down the close is the Halfway House, a famous Edinburgh pub, cosy & tight for space inside it nevertheless offers a good selection of real ales and good food. An oasis between the High Street and Market Street.




