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Dynamic Earth

Dynamic Earth is a not-for-profit visitor attraction and science centre in , and is Scotland's largest interactive visitor attraction. It is located in , beside the Scottish Parliament building and at the foot of .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science center in Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scottish Parliament Building and Scottish Poetry Library.

Government building
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The is the home of the Scottish Parliament at in central . Construction of the building commenced in June 1999 and the Members of the Scottish Parliament held their first debate in the new building on 7 September 2004. is situated 510 feet north of Dynamic Earth.

Library
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The is a public library with charitable status specialising in contemporary Scottish writing in English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic. is situated 820 feet northwest of Dynamic Earth.

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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. is situated 1 mile west of Dynamic Earth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holyrood and Dumbiedykes.

Neighborhood
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is an area in , the capital of , lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the . The area takes its name from , which was the Church of the Holy Rude. includes the following sites:…

Suburb
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is a residential area in the centre of , . It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by .

Suburb
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is an area of , the capital of . is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from , a major historic religious site.

Dynamic Earth

Latitude
55.95053° or 55° 57′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.17441° or 3° 10′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C7RXR2G+66
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25946269
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3358350
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scots—“Dynamic Earth” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Our Dynamic Earth”
  • Chinese: “動力地球”
  • Dutch: “Our Dynamic Earth”
  • French: “Dynamic Earth”
  • French: “Our Dynamic Earth”
  • Scots: “Our Dynamic Earth”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dynamic Earth”. Photo: Globaltraveller, CC BY-SA 3.0.