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Near the North Sea

According to population estimate(2008)

New Town

Old town
West land
Main local street Park High street

Residential buildings

Edinburgh castle

Princes Street Garden

The Old Town The Old Town and New Town The New Town

Politics in Edinburgh

 In 1996, Edinburgh constitutes one of the 32 Unitary Authorities of Scotland Today, the city of Edinburgh Council is the administrative body for the local authority and has its power by the Local Government The Council is composed of 58 elected councilors Following the 2007 Scottish Local Elections the incumbent Labour Party lost majority control of the council after 23 years, to a Liberty Democrat Since 2007, the council has operated a committee structure, headed by the Lost Provost, who chairs the full council and acts as a figurehead for the city

Edinburgh City Chamber

Head quarters of Edinburgh Council
* In terms of national governance, Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish

Parliament * Edinburgh is also represented in the House of Commons by 5 members of Parliament elected from single member constituencies by the plurality system

RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES
The main religion in Edinburgh is Christian.
Some famous churches:
St. Giles Cathedral The Roman Catholic Church The Free Church of Scotland The Scottish Episcopal Church

Other Faiths
Edinburgh Central Mosque Islamic Centre Sikh Gurdwara Hindu Mandir Edinburgh Buddhist Centre Edinburghs Orthodox synagogue

Economy
The strongest economy of any city in the UK outside London One of the fastest growing city regions in the Europe

Based around the service sector center around banking, financial services, higher education, and tourism
Europes sixth largest financial center

Transport
Edinburgh Waverley railway station

Edinburgh Airport

Lothian Buses fleet on Princes Street

Sport
Football

Rugby

Easter Road Stadium

Tynecastle stadium

Hospita l

EDUCATION

4 universities
th oldest in the country The 4

th 20

in the world in 2009

18 nursery, 94 primary, 23 secondary schools administered by the city council. Edinburgh is home to a large number of independent, fee- paying schools

National War Museum of Scotland

National Library of Scotland

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Scottish Portrait Gallery

Royal Scottish Academy

Dean Gallery

Robert Louis Stevenson

James Boswell Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

THE TWO MOST FAMOUS NOVELS

First released in 1997, Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. It was a story about the adventures of a wizard named Harry Potter and his friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, whom fought together with Harry against the dark wizard Lord Voldermort. The books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide

SHERLOCK HOLMES
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional short stories about a brilliant detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. First released in 1887, the character together with his adventures grew tremendously in popularity. Morover, the novel is one of the most famous British novels until now.

koalas
Penguins

Polar bear

From the end of July until early September A series of separate events

The largest art festival in the world

Edinburgh Art Festival

Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Cover 4 days of processions, concerts and fireworks with the actual Street party commencing on New Years Eve.

Princes Street

live bands playing, food and drink stalls and a clear view of the castle and fireworks.

Well- known artists performing and traditional Scottish Ceilidh dancing.

In the Princes Garden

On the night of 30 April, the Beltane

Fire festival took place on Edinburghs

Calton Hill.

Thank you for your attention!