Edinburgh: the new urban landscape
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Edinburgh: the new urban landscape by Roger Davies as part of the Geograph project.
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Edinburgh: the new urban landscape
Image: © Roger Davies Taken: 10 May 2006
This is Edinburgh viewed from the heights of Salisbury Crags. The modern apartment blocks contrast with the older more famous landmarks. Calton Hill is on the extreme right with Edinburgh castle and St Giles cathedral in the background on the top left of the picture.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.947809
Longitude
-3.1788