George Square

Introduction

The photograph on this page of George Square by Richard Webb as part of the Geograph project.

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George Square

Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 11 Mar 2017

East side of the once Georgian square, scene of one of the first attempts to break away from the Old Town in the 18th century. Sadly many of the buildings of that era were swept away by the University of Edinburgh in the 1960s.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.943594
Longitude
-3.187318