General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland

The Assembly Hall is located between and Mound Place in , . It is the meeting place of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Denomination: Church of Scotland
  • Description: multi-purpose venue in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Assembly Hall”, “Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland”, “Assembly Hall, Edinburgh”, and “General Assembly Hall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Scottish National Gallery.

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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 1,100 feet west of General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland.

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 630 feet north of General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland.

Theater building
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is a public arts and events building in the centre of , Scotland. Located at the top of the , it is a prominent landmark as its tall Gothic spire is the highest point in central Edinburgh, and towers over the surrounding buildings below .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Quartermile.

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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".

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.

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.

General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland

Latitude
55.9492° or 55° 56′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.1949° or 3° 11′ 42″ west
Levels
3
Operator
Church of Scotland
Open location code
9C7RWRX4+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43365583
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­church_of_scotland
Wiki­data ID
Q5531709
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “苏格兰教会大堂”
  • Chinese: “苏格兰教会总会所”
  • Chinese: “蘇格蘭教會大堂”
  • Japanese: “スコットランド国教会総会堂”
  • Japanese: “総会堂”
  • Korean: “제너럴 어셈블리 홀”

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