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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction.
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  • Type: Garden
  • Description: Botanical garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden”, “Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens”, “RBGE”, “Royal Botanic Garden”, “Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh”, “Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh”, and “Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Inverleith House and Edinburgh Castle.

Art gallery
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is a historic house, now within the Royal Botanic Garden, in the suburb of , in , Scotland.

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is a historic castle in , . It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633.

Recreation area
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is the main street of the suburb of , , , and the name of the playing fields there. It is also the location of the first International Rugby match between Scotland and England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inverleith and Goldenacre.

Suburb
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is an inner suburb in the north of , Scotland, on the fringes of the central region of the city. Its neighbours include to the north and the to the south, with at the south-east and at the south-west.

Neighborhood
is an area in , , centred on the northern end of Inverleith Row. It lies on and to the south of Ferry Road, which forms the effective boundary with .

Neighborhood
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is a suburb of , the capital of . It lies east of the Royal Botanic Garden in . The name derives from House, a local mansion house demolished in 1966.

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Latitude
55.96532° or 55° 57′ 55″ north
Longitude
-3.20845° or 3° 12′ 30″ west
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Inception
1670
Open location code
9C7RXQ8R+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5209575
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
Geo­Names ID
11071574
Wiki­data ID
Q1807521
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Real Xardín Botánicu d’Edimburgu”
  • Cebuano: “Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh”
  • Chinese: “愛丁堡皇家植物園”
  • Czech: “Královská botanická zahrada v Edinburku”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijke botanische tuin in Edinburgh”
  • Dutch: “RBGE”
  • Dutch: “Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Botania Ĝardeno ĉe Edinburgo”
  • French: “jardin botanique royal d’Édimbourg”
  • French: “Jardin botanique royal d’Édimbourg”
  • German: “Königlicher Botanischer Garten Edinburgh”
  • German: “Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh”
  • Indonesian: “Taman Botani Kerajaan Edinburgh”
  • Irish: “Garraithe Ríoga na Lus, Dún Éideann”
  • Italian: “Giardino botanico reale di Edimburgo”
  • Japanese: “エジンバラ王立植物園”
  • Japanese: “エディンバラ王立植物園”
  • Japanese: “ロイヤル・ボタニカル・ガーデンズ”
  • Japanese: “王立エジンバラ植物園（RBGE）”
  • Korean: “에든버러 왕립식물원”
  • Malayalam: “റോയൽ ബൊട്ടാണിക് ഗാർഡൻ, എഡിൻബർഗ്”
  • Piemontese: “Giardin botànich real d’Edimborgh”
  • Polish: “Królewski Ogród Botaniczny w Edynburgu”
  • Polish: “Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh”
  • Portuguese: “Real Jardim Botânico de Edimburgo”
  • Russian: “Королевский ботанический сад Эдинбурга”
  • Slovenian: “Kraljevi botanični vrt v Edinburgu”
  • Slovenian: “Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh”
  • Spanish: “Real Jardin Botanico de Edimburgo”
  • Spanish: “Real jardín botánico de Edimburgo”
  • Spanish: “Real Jardín Botánico de Edimburgo”
  • Swedish: “Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh”
  • Ukrainian: “Королівський ботанічний сад Единбургу”
  • Welsh: “Gerddi Botaneg Caeredin”

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Notable Places Nearby

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