40 George Square

40 George Square is a tower block in , Scotland forming part of the University of Edinburgh. Until September 2020 the tower was named David Hume Tower. The building contains lecture theatres, teaching spaces, offices, a café and a shop.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: university building in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “40 George Square, University Of Edinburgh, Arts Faculty, David Hume Tower (block A) And Lecture Block (block B) Including Steppe”, “David Hume Tower”, and “DHT”
  • Address: 40 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JX
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Scotland and Gordon Aikman Lecture 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 1,500 feet northwest of 40 George Square.

Theater building
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The is a category B listed performing arts and lecture theatre located in the historic in . Primarily operated as a lecture theatre for the University of Edinburgh, it is also used for general theatre performances, as well as being a designated Edinburgh Fringe Festival venue. is situated 350 feet west of 40 George Square.

Runestone
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The Swedish Runestone, designated U 1173 in the Rundata catalogue, is an 11th-century Swedish Viking Age runestone which was located in , , below Esplanade, within a fenced enclosure adjacent to Ramsay Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guse Dub and Southside, Edinburgh.

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
The Southside is an area of 's capital city, , located between its historic , and the neighbourhood of .

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.

40 George Square

Latitude
55.94322° or 55° 56′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.18652° or 3° 11′ 12″ west
Levels
14
Height
141 feet (43 metres)
Open location code
9C7RWRV7+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5325200
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q17570463
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