Old Royal High School
The Old Royal High School, also known as New Parliament House, is a 19th-century neoclassical building on Calton Hill in the city of Edinburgh. The building was constructed for the use of the city's Royal High School, and gained its alternative name as a result of a proposal in the 1970s for it to house a devolved Scottish Assembly.Photo: Maccoinnich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: School building
- Description: category A listed building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “New Parliament House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calton Hill and National Monument of Scotland.
Calton Hill
Park
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Calton Hill is situated 730 feet northwest of Old Royal High School.
National Monument of Scotland
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, is Scotland's national memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. National Monument of Scotland is situated 510 feet northwest of Old Royal High School.
Nelson Monument
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nelson Monument is a commemorative tower in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated on top of Calton Hill, and provides a dramatic termination to the vista along Princes Street from the west. Nelson Monument is situated 540 feet northwest of Old Royal High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holyrood and Dumbiedykes.
Holyrood
Neighborhood
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile. The area takes its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
Dumbiedykes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumbiedykes is a residential area in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. 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 Holyrood Park.
Abbeyhill
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbeyhill is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Abbeyhill is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from Holyrood Abbey, a major historic religious site.
Old Royal High School
- Categories: secondary school, building, and education
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95364° or 55° 57′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.18029° or 3° 10′ 49″ westLevels
7Open location code
9C7RXR39+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 40009469OpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolWikidata ID
Q861866
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Old Royal High School” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “皇家中学”
- Chinese: “皇家中學”
- Chinese: “老皇家中学”
- French: “Old Royal High School”
- German: “Old Royal High School”
- Japanese: “オールド・ロイヤル・ハイスクール”
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