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The gallery contains photos of the Princes Street and Gardens taken from various vantage points and at different times of day and year. Click on the thumbnails to see larger sized photographs of the Princes Street and princes Street Gardens. The picture size on average is 80kb.
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See the bottom of the page for links to more information about visiting Princes Street, Edinburgh's main street.
Pictures of Princes Street
Picture of three Edinburgh spires in Princes Street: Nelson Monument, Balmoral Hotel and Scott Monument
The select department store Jenners
From Princes Street looking towards the Balmoral Hotel at sunset
Jenners from the Scott Monument
Marks & Spencer in Princes Street from the Scott Monument
The Balmoral Hotel and Wellington's statue
The Balmoral from near Princes Mall
Old Town of Edinburgh and North Bridge from the green space above Princes Mall
Picture of Old Town buildings from the same place
East end of Princes Street
Photo taken inside Jenners, Edinburgh's famous department store
Picture of a pub in Rose Street that runs parallel with Princes Street
View from the Scott Monument looking along Princes Street with Edinburgh Castle on the left
Picture taken from near the base of Nelson Monument looking along Princes Street
Edinburgh Castle and the statue of Allan Ramsay from above the Floral Clock in West Princes Street Gardens
Picture taken looking towards the Balmoral Hotel and Princes Mall from Scott Monument
Princes Street at dusk
The Balmoral Hotel clock tower
Pictures of Princes Street Gardens
Picture of the Scott Monument from Princes Street Garden
Scott Monument from the entrance into East Princes Street Gardens
View towards the Castle from West Princes Street Gardens early in the morning
Picture of the Castle Rock and the Ross Fountain taken in the evening
Picture of West Princes Street Gardens and Castle taken in the evening
Panorama with the Castle, Ramsay Garden and the National Galleries of Scotland from the Scott Monument
Overlooking East Princes Street Gardens from near Waverley Station
Looking along West Princes Street Gardens
Pictures of the Gardens from the top of Scott Monument
Pictures of the Gardens from the top of Scott Monument
Picture of Edinburgh skyline from the gardens
East Princes Street Gardens from Weston Link
Seats near Scott Monument
Picture taken looking towards the Mound
Flowers near the Floral Clock
The famous Floral Clock in West Princes Street Gardens
West Princes Street Gardens on a July morning
Photo taken on a July evening in the gardens
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Scott Monument
Information about the unmistakable neogothic monument dedicated to Sir Walter Scott.
National Gallery of Scotland
Information about the top free attraction in Edinburgh and one of the finest art galleries in Britain.
Calton Hill
While not at the end of Princes Street itself, Calton Hill plays a very big part in the distinctive Edinburgh panorama but also as an excellent viewpoint.
Ramsay Gardens
Although at the top of the Royal Mile, Ramsay Garden is a distinctive part of Edinburgh's skyline that can be seen from Princes Street.
Photos of Edinburgh City Centre
Picture gallery of Princes Street, the gardens, Scott Monument, the Balmoral Hotel, Calton Hill and the New Town.
Attraction Details - Princes Street
Princes Street tourist information including opening times and contact details of the Tourist Centre and attractions on Princes Street and Edinburgh City Centre.
Princes Street on the web
Links to other web pages related to Princes Street, the Gardens and the heart of Edinburgh.
Photograph of Edinburgh Castle taken from Blackford Hill near the Royal Observatory. Photo #4033
Picture of Old Town buildings and North Bridge from Edinburgh's Calton Hill. Photo #G3895
Panorama of Edinburgh Old Town with North Bridge and Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat in the background seen from the top of the Scott Monument. Photo #G5585
Origin of 'Edinburgh'
Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. There are hundreds of ways people write it and the most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', 'edingburgh', 'edinbrugh', 'edimburg', 'edinburugh', 'edingurgh', 'edinbrough', etc.
According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.
Some more obscure (and quite funny) ways of writing Edinburgh include: edinburough, edingburg, edinbourg, edinburh, edinurgh, edenburg, edinbough, edinbourough, edinbrgh, edingborough, edenburgh, edinberg, edinborgh, edinborugh, edinburge, edinburhg, edingbourgh, etc.
Edinburgh is spelt Edimburgo in Spanish and Italian and Édimbourg in French.