Princes Street

Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central , , and the main shopping street in the capital. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's , stretching around 1.2 km from Lothian Road in the west, to Leith Street in the east.
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  • Type: Bus stop
  • Description: major thoroughfare in central Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Princes Street (west)”, “Princes Street, Edinburgh”, “Sràid nam Prionnsachan”, and “Принцес-стрит”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Edinburgh Castle and Scottish National Gallery.

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is a historic castle in , Scotland. is situated 990 feet south of Princes Street.

Art gallery
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The National is the national art gallery of . is situated 1,100 feet east of Princes Street.

Fountain
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is a cast-iron structure located in West Princes Street Gardens, . is situated 630 feet southwest of Princes Street.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Town and Moray Estate.

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of is 250 years old, in contrast…

Neighborhood
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The , also known as the Moray Feu…

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is the original settlement of .

Princes Street

Latitude
55.95136° or 55° 57′ 5″ north
Longitude
-3.20098° or 3° 12′ 4″ west
Elevation
233 feet (71 metres)
Open location code
9C7RXQ2X+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 502531490
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­platform
Geo­Names ID
7303815
Wiki­data ID
Q1548664
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Princes Street” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شارع برنسز”
  • Basque: “Princes Street”
  • Breton: “Sràid a‘ Phrionnsa”
  • Catalan: “Princes Street”
  • Chinese: “王子街”
  • Cornish: “Sràid a‘ Phrionnsa”
  • Danish: “Princes Street”
  • Dutch: “Princes Street”
  • Esperanto: “Princaro-Strato”
  • Estonian: “Princes Street”
  • French: “Princes Street”
  • German: “Princes Street”
  • Hebrew: “רחוב פרינסס”
  • Irish: “Sràid a‘ Phrionnsa”
  • Irish: “Sràid nam Prionnsan”
  • Italian: “Princes Street”
  • Japanese: “プリンセス・ストリート”
  • Latin: “Sràid a‘ Phrionnsa”
  • Manx: “Sràid a‘ Phrionnsa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Princes Street”
  • Polish: “Princes Street”
  • Portuguese: “Princes Street”
  • Russian: “Принсес-стрит”
  • Scots: “Princes Street”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sràid a‘ Phrionnsa”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sràid nam Prionnsan”
  • Spanish: “Princes Street”
  • Turkish: “Princes Street”
  • Welsh: “Sràid a‘ Phrionnsa”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Mound and The Exchange.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Edinburgh Gifts and Princes Street (west).

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