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Edinburgh
Excursion
Museum
of Edinburgh
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The Museum of Edinburgh is the
city’s treasure box. It is a maze
of historic rooms crammed
full of iconic objects from the
capital’s past. In the Museum
you can discover more about
Edinburgh’s past, its people,
crafts and trades and the
beautiful objects they created,
and the city itself.
The Museum is located in
a series of interconnected 16
th
and 17
th
century buildings.
Palace
of Holyroodhouse
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse
is Her Majesty The Queen’s
official residence in Scotland. It
was founded as a monastery in
the early 12
th
century, and it is
associated with the turbulent
past of Scotland. Today the
Palace is the setting for
State ceremonies and official
entertaining, including the
Queen’s Holyrood week, when
Her Majesty carries out a wide
range of official engagements
in Scotland at the end of June.
Each year, The Queen and
The Duke of Edinburgh entertain
around 8 000 guests from all
over Scotland.
Calton Hill
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Calton Hill is a hill in central
Edinburgh, and it offers some
of the best views of the city.
The hill houses several iconic
monuments and buildings,
including the National
Monument, the Dugald Stewart
Monument, Nelson’s Monument,
the Old Royal High School,
and the City Observatory. This
UNESCOWorld Heritage Site
includes the acropolis, which
is an unfinished monument. It
was meant to be a replica of
the Parthenon in Athens, as a
memorial to those who died in
the Napoleonic Wars, but funds
ran dry before the monument
was finished.
Scottish Parliament
Building
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The Scottish Parliament
Building sits at the foot of
Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile.
It is constructed from a mixture
of steel, oak and granite, and
the complex building is one of
the most innovative designs in
Britain today. The construction
of the building started in 1999.
It is the home of the Scottish
Parliament, and they held their
first debate in this new building
in 2004, the same year when
Queen Elizabeth formally
opened the building. The
Scottish Parliament Building is
a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site.
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This walking tour starts from point
number 1 on this map.When you arrive at
each point read the description of the sight.
You will have the chance to discover and
admire many of the most beautiful and
important sights of this city.
Entrances not included.
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