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Potterrow Student Centre

The Potterrow Mandela Centre or Potterrow Student Centre is operated by Edinburgh University Students' Association in , Scotland.
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: students‘ union building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “1-5 Bristo Square”, “Potterrow”, “Potterrow Mandela Centre”, and “Potterrow Mandela Student Centre”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Scotland and Edinburgh Festival Theatre.

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 480 feet northwest of Potterrow Student Centre.

Theater building
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The is a performing arts venue located on Nicolson Street in , Scotland. It is used primarily for performances of opera and ballet, large-scale musical events, and touring groups. is situated 360 feet northeast of Potterrow Student Centre.

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 2,700 feet west of Potterrow Student Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guse Dub and Old Town.

Locality
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is a locality.

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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.

Potterrow Student Centre

Latitude
55.94608° or 55° 56′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.188° or 3° 11′ 17″ west
Levels
2
Operator
Edinburgh University Students‘ Association
Open location code
9C7RWRW6+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5320937
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q15268257
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In Other Languages

“Potterrow Student Centre” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “ポタロウ”

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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 “Potterrow Student Centre”. Photo: Sic19, CC0.