What country does Edinburgh come from?

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and the second largest city in Scotland after Glasgow. It is located on the south bank of Firth on the east coast of Scotland. As of 20 13, the city's population is 487,500.

Edinburgh has a long history and many historical buildings are well preserved. Edinburgh Castle, Holiday Palace, St Giles Cathedral and other places of interest are all located here. Together with the new city, the old city of Edinburgh is listed as a world heritage by UNESCO. Edinburgh became the first literary city in the world in 2004.

Education in Edinburgh is also very developed, and the University of Edinburgh, one of the oldest universities in Britain, is located here. It is a world-class prestigious school with a history of more than 400 years. Together with cultural activities such as Edinburgh International Arts Festival, Edinburgh has become the second largest tourist city in Britain after London.

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The urban area of Edinburgh is divided into two parts by the green space of Prince Street Park. The south is the old city, built in 1329. Edinburgh Castle on Castle Hill was first built in the 6th century, but the earliest existing building is 1 1 the chapel built in the castle in the th century. In the north, 1767 is a new urban area approved by the city council. Prince Street Park was transformed from a swamp at 18 16. The original place was Lake Noel.

Precambrian volcanic eruption caused basalt crust, Quaternary glaciers swept away surface sediments and exposed hard basalt rocks, so Castle Mountain became a natural barrier. It has been a fortress since ancient times. In the 6th century A.D., there was an ancient poem describing the scene of samurai feasting in the "Aiding Hall".

The old city 1700 had a population of 80,000, but now only 4,000 people live in the old city. Edinburgh became the capital of Scotland in 1436, and the old city wall was built in 15 13. 1824 A fire broke out in Edinburgh, and many old buildings were burned down. 65438+On February 7th, 2002, 65438+On February 7th, 2002, another fire broke out in the "Niumen Club" in the old city, which destroyed the information department and library of the nearby University of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh New Town was built in18th century to relieve the increasingly crowded old city at that time. The new town was built in several stages from 1765 to 1850, and there are still many neoclassical buildings and urban layouts in18th century.

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