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and if you walk around it you can touch on history at every step. The two most interesting parts of the city are the Old Town and the New Town. The Old Town lies between the Castle and the Holyrood Palace. The Castle is situated on the huge rock that stands high above Edinburgh. It looks just like a castle in a fairy tale and attracts a lot of tourists.

from the Castle to
the Holyrood Palace, is
called the Royal Mile.

residence of the Queen when she is in Edinburgh.

Town. It has a lot of gardens on one side and it is also Edinburgh’s popular shopping centre.

culture of Scotland. Admission is free, and it opened in 1998, bringing together items from the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland and the Royal Museum. Among the works featured in the museum are sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy, paintings by Margaret McDonald and sculpture by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. Though there was much controversy over the building's design, it won the Sterling Award for excellence in architecture in 1999.

organisms, then the Edinburgh Botanic Garden is the place for you. It is a large public garden in which the principal types of plants are cultivated and displayed. The Royal Botanic Gardens is a series of 4 gardens spread all over Scotland. They are the Edinburgh, Benmore, Logan and Dawyck of which only Edinburgh has the title of 'royal' attached. The Royal Botanic Garden sports 17,000 species of plants. Founded in 1670, it is the second-oldest botanic garden in the United Kingdom. It was moved to its present location in 1820.

and September and is known throughout the world. For 90 minutes on five or six nights a week, 600 people perform in the square in front of the Castle. The performers play military musik and march to it. At the same time you can go to the famous Edinburgh festival. The festival started in 1947. Every year the best performances are shown in Edinburgh.

of the best known monuments in Edinburgh is a monument to a dog called Bobby.

clans were really like big families, ruled by powerful chiefs. Many people in Scotland have the name McDonald or McKenzie. “Mac” means “son of” and people with this name usually feel they belong to the same family or clan.
The national dress of Scots is the kilt, which was originally worn by men.

the tartan was worn as a long piece of cloth thrown over the shoulders.

Bell

Mary Stuart