Historic Buildings

This exhibition highlights the city's many historically important buildings.
The Edinburgh World Heritage Site abounds with architecture and buildings of the highest order and historic interest.

The Old Town boasts Holyrood Palace and Abbey, Edinburgh Castle, John Knox House and Edinburgh University Old College as well as grand tenement buildings from the sixteenth century and the later working class tenements of the eighteenth and nineteenth century.

The New Town has outstanding neo-classical buildings such as Great King Street and Robert Adam's Charlotte Square as well as Register House and the Assembly Rooms.

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
Townscape
Historic Interiors
Statues and Monuments
Parks, Gardens and Graveyards
Historic City and Capital of Scotland
Communities
Intellectual Tradition, Education and Law
Edinburgh - Festival City