UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid | |
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Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
Reference | 728 |
Inscription | 1995 (19th Session) |
The New Toun is a central aurie o Edinburgh, the caipital o Scotland. It is aften conseidert tae be a maisterpiece o ceety plannin, an is a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid. It wis biggit in stages atween 1765 an aroond 1850, an retains hintle o the oreeginal neo-classical an Georgian period airchitectur.
Its maist famous street is Princes Street, facin Edinburgh Castle an the Auld Toun athort the geographical depression o the umwhile Nor Loch. The Auld an New Touns wis designate a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid thegither in 1995.