Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city was historically part of the county of Midlothian (formally called the “county of Edinburgh” or Edinburghshire until 1947), but was administered separately from the surrounding county from 1482. It is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland’s second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom.
The city is home to national cultural institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582 and now one of three in the city, is considered one of the best research institutions in the world. The city is also known for the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe, the latter being the world’s largest annual international arts festival.
Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and the extensive Georgian New Town built in the 18th/19th centuries.
These amazing photos from Podkin were taken by Hugh McCreadie that show street scenes of Edinburgh in the 1970s.
Rose Street, Edinburgh, circa early 1970s
City Observatory, Edinburgh, 1970
Nuffield Transplantation Surgery Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, 1970
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