Townscape

The townscape of the Edinburgh World Heritage Site is outstanding, a result of conscious town planning over centuries.
In the Old Town, organic street patterns have been overlaid with sympathetic 'Improvement Streets' in Flemish or Scottish Baronial style such as Victoria Street or Cockburn Street.
The New Town was developed in several phases and the planned relationships between the wide streets, world-class neo-classical buildings, and open spaces is striking.
The use of local materials for building gives the city a strong sense of place and local identity. Edinburgh street furniture was constructed to an extremely high standard and consequently a large number of original features such as railings, lamp posts, well heads, setted streets and natural stone paving still survive today.

Discover other aspects of the Edinburgh World Heritage Site:

The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
The Topography of Hills and Valleys
Juxtaposition of the Old and New Towns
Valley of the Water of Leith
Contrasting Character
Historic Buildings
Historic Interiors
Statues and Monuments
Parks, Gardens and Graveyards
Historic City and Capital of Scotland
Communities
Intellectual Tradition, Education and Law
Edinburgh - Festival City