St Cecilia’s Hall

St Cecilia's Hall is a small concert hall and museum in the city of , , in the United Kingdom. It is on the corner of Niddry Street and the Cowgate, about 168 metres south of the .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Music museum, concert hall in Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Saint Cecilia’s Hall”, “St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Edinburgh”, “St. Cecilia’s Hall”, and “St. Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room and Music Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Scotland and Edinburgh Castle.

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 950 feet southwest of St Cecilia’s Hall.

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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 2,900 feet west of St Cecilia’s Hall.

Church
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St Giles' Cathedral, also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is one of three cathedrals in , . The existing building was begun in the 14th century and extended until the early 16th century; significant alterations were undertaken in the 19th and 20th centuries, including the addition of the Thistle Chapel. is situated 930 feet west of St Cecilia’s Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Dumbiedykes.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

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 .

Locality
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is a locality.

St Cecilia’s Hall

Latitude
55.94899° or 55° 56′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.1864° or 3° 11′ 11″ west
Operator
University of Edinburgh
Open location code
9C7RWRX7+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42261848
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q7592777
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In Other Languages

“St Cecilia’s Hall” goes by many names.
  • Ukrainian: “Зал Святої Цецилії”
  • “St Cecilia’s Hall”
  • “St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room and Music Museum”

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