Old College (University of Edinburgh)

Old College (University of Edinburgh) is an university in , . Old College (University of Edinburgh) is situated nearby to the theater building , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Scotland and Talbot Rice Gallery.

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 west of Old College (University of Edinburgh).

Museum
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The is the public art gallery of the University of Edinburgh in and part of . The building has three exhibition spaces, including a contemporary white cube gallery and a neoclassical space that was formerly a 19th-century natural history museum.

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 350 feet southeast of Old College (University of Edinburgh).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Guse Dub.

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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".

Locality
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is a locality.

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 .

Old College (University of Edinburgh)

Latitude
55.94742° or 55° 56′ 51″ north
Longitude
-3.18726° or 3° 11′ 14″ west
Open location code
9C7RWRW7+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 730780903
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
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Highlights include Old College Quad and Playfair Library.

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