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Charlotte Square

Charlotte Square is a garden square in , Scotland, part of the , designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The square is located at the west end of George Street and was intended to mirror in the east.
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  • Type: Garden
  • Description: city square in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Charlotte Square Gardens” and “Charlotte Square, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Bute House.

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1,900 feet southeast of Charlotte Square.

Government office
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is the official residence and workplace of the first minister of Scotland. Located at 6 Charlotte Square in the of Edinburgh, it is the central house on the north side of the square and was designed by Robert Adam.

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is an 18th-century townhouse situated at No. 7 Charlotte Square in the heart of the historic of the city of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moray Estate and West End.

Neighborhood
Photo: Brian McNeil, CC BY 3.0.
The , also known as the Moray Feu, is an early 19th century building venture attaching the west side of the . Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it has been described as a masterpiece of urban planning.

Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an affluent district of , , which along with the rest of the and forms central Edinburgh, and Edinburgh's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Suburb
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is a former village immediately northwest of the city centre of , . It is bounded by Belford Road to the south and west, Belgrave Crescent Gardens to the north and below the to the east.

Charlotte Square

Latitude
55.95175° or 55° 57′ 6″ north
Longitude
-3.20766° or 3° 12′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C7RXQ2R+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4933268
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
Wiki­data ID
Q5086152
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Charlotte Square” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “夏洛特广场”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان شارلوت”
  • French: “Charlotte Square”
  • Greek: “Σαρλότ Σκουέρ”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר שרלוט”
  • Irish: “Cearnóg Charlotte”
  • Japanese: “シャーロット・スクエア”
  • Swedish: “Charlotte Square”

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Highlights include Albert Memorial and Gym On The Square.

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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 “Charlotte Square”. Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.