Edinburgh College of Art

The Edinburgh College of Art is a department within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh in . Tracing its history back to 1760, it provides higher education in art and design, architecture, history of art…
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: school of arts in the Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Also known as: “ECA”, “Edinburgh School of Art”, “Edinburgh, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh College Of Art”, “Hunter Building, Edinburgh College Of Art”, and “University of Edinburgh College of Art”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Castle Rock.

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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 1,000 feet north of Edinburgh College of Art.

Peak
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is a volcanic plug in the middle of upon which sits. The rock is estimated to have formed some 350 million years ago during the early Carboniferous period.

Museum
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The in , Scotland, is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It 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 Scottish Museum, with international collections covering science and technology, natural history, and world cultures. is situated 1,900 feet east of Edinburgh College of Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lauriston and Quartermile.

Neighborhood
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is an area of central , , and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of and the , and north of public park.

Neighborhood
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is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Suburb
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is a major road junction to the south west of the city centre of , which takes its name from a local historical land area. It lies between the more affluent area of and the .

Edinburgh College of Art

Latitude
55.94604° or 55° 56′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.19871° or 3° 11′ 55″ west
Levels
3
Height
46 feet (14 metres)
Operator
University of Edinburgh
Open location code
9C7RWRW2+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27279873
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q5338172
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Edinburgh College of Art” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Էդինբուրգի արվեստի քոլեջ”
  • Basque: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Catalan: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Chinese: “爱丁堡艺术学院”
  • Czech: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Dutch: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Esperanto: “Edinburga Kolegio de Arto”
  • French: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • German: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Greek: “Κολλέγιο Τέχνης του Εδιμβούργου”
  • Hebrew: “קולג‘ אדינבורו לאמנות”
  • Irish: “Coláiste Ealaíne Dhún Éideann”
  • Italian: “ECAECA”
  • Italian: “ECAEdinburgh School of Art”
  • Italian: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Italian: “Edinburgh School of Art”
  • Italian: “Hunter Building, Edinburgh College Of Art”
  • Japanese: “エジンバラアートカレッジ”
  • Japanese: “エジンバラ芸術大学”
  • Japanese: “エディンバラ・カレッジ・オブ・アート”
  • Japanese: “エディンバラアートカレッジ”
  • Japanese: “エディンバラ芸術大学”
  • Korean: “ECA”
  • Korean: “에딘버러 예술대학교”
  • Korean: “에딘버러 칼리지 오브 아트”
  • Luxembourgish: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Portuguese: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Russian: “Академия попечителей”
  • Russian: “Эдинбургская художественная школа”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Colaiste Ealain Dhùn Èideann”
  • Slovak: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Slovenian: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Slovenian: “Edinburški umetniški kolidž”
  • Spanish: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Swedish: “Edinburgh College of Art”
  • Ukrainian: “Единбурзький коледж мистецтв”
  • Welsh: “Coleg Celf Caeredin”
  • “Edinburgh College of Art”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include University of Edinburgh - Lauriston Campus and Portsburgh Square.

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