Ofcom

Ofcom is a government office in , which is located on Princes Street. Ofcom is situated nearby to the theater building , as well as near the health club .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain.

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is a historic castle in , Scotland. 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. is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Ofcom.

Fountain
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is a cast-iron structure located in West Princes Street Gardens, . It was installed in 1872 and restored in 2018. is situated 420 feet southeast of Ofcom.

Art gallery
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The National is the national art gallery of . It is located on in central , close to . The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859. is situated 1,800 feet east of Ofcom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moray Estate and West End.

Neighborhood
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The , also known as the Moray Feu, is an early 19th century building venture attaching the west side of the . Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it has been described as a masterpiece of urban planning.

Suburb
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The is an affluent district of , , which along with the rest of the and forms central Edinburgh, and Edinburgh's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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of is 250 years old, in contrast to the settled for over a thousand years. It was laid out on a grid pattern in the late 18th century with elegant Georgian townhouses, and the intervening loch was drained to become Princes Street Gardens.

Ofcom

Latitude
55.95093° or 55° 57′ 3″ north
Longitude
-3.2044° or 3° 12′ 16″ west
Open location code
9C7RXQ2W+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11054965800
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
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