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George IV Bridge, looking north towards the Royal Mile and, beyond, the coppered dome of the headquarters of the Bank of Scotland. The junction with Chambers Street is to the right and the crowd on the left surround the statue of Greyfriars Bobby.

George IV Bridge is an elevated street in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is home to a number of the city's important public buildings.

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George IV Bridge

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George IV Bridge is an elevated street in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is home to a number of the city's important public buildings. A bridge connecting the...

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George IV

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George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from...

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Cowgate

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Edinburgh's Old Town, which lies below the elevated streets of South Bridge and George IV Bridge. It meets the Grassmarket at its west end and Holyrood Road to...

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Royal Mile

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Trust for Scotland. The lower end of the Lawnmarket is intersected by George IV Bridge on the right (south) and Bank Street on the left (north), leading to...

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Greyfriars Bobby Fountain

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was restored in 1985. The memorial was sited at the southern end of George IV Bridge, just past its junction Chambers Street and close to the junction with...

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Princes Street

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instead named Prince's Street after King George's eldest son, Prince George, Duke of Rothesay (later King George IV) as recounted in his 1767 letter to the...

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Greyfriars Bobby

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(commissioned from the sculptor William Brodie) erected at the junction of George IV Bridge and Candlemaker Row (opposite the entrance to the churchyard) to commemorate...

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George Hamilton IV

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George Hege Hamilton IV (July 19, 1937 – September 17, 2014) was an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, switching...

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National Library of Scotland

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The Library's main public building is in Edinburgh city centre on George IV Bridge, between the Old Town and the university quarter. This building is...

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Edinburgh rock

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sold at 1 Melbourne Place (demolished but previously the corner of George IV Bridge with the Lawnmarket). There is an apocryphal tale that Ferguson discovered...

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Lothian

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Edinburgh). The regional council was based at Lothian Chambers on King George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, which had been built in 1904 as the headquarters of the...

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National Museum of Scotland

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beside each other on Chambers Street, by the intersection with the George IV Bridge, in central Edinburgh. The museum is part of National Museums Scotland...

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List of closes on the Royal Mile

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dead end) The Lawnmarket is the section between Johnstone Terrace and George IV Bridge/Bank Street. South Riddle's Court (dead end) Fisher's Close (public...

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Midlothian

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Council was based at Midlothian County Buildings, built in 1904 on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh on the site of the earlier County Buildings. Midlothian...

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Forth Bridge

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The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of central Edinburgh....

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Edinburgh Waverley railway station

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Bridge. The central booking hall is just west of the northern massive stone pier of the bridge and cleverly hides it within its bulk. Waverley Bridge...

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Bristo Square

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University of Edinburgh. It lies in the south of the city, between George IV Bridge and George Square. The most prominent landmark on the square is the category...

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Rose Street

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Scotland. It is a narrow street running parallel between Princes Street and George Street. Today, it is principally a shopping street, however, it is well...

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Holyrood Palace

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Charlie, George IV, Victoria and Elizabeth II, along with the 3,000-piece silver banqueting service commissioned to mark the Silver Jubilee of George V in...

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Lothian Chambers

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formerly Midlothian County Buildings, is a municipal structure on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland. The structure, which accommodates the Consulate-General...

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Coronation Crown of George IV

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The Coronation Crown of George IV is an elaborate coronation crown made specially for George IV, King of the United Kingdom, in 1821. At 40 cm (16 in)...

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Edinburgh Vaults

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South Bridge Vaults are a series of chambers formed in the nineteen arches of the South Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland, was part of the South Bridge Act...

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Coronation of George IV

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The coronation of George IV as King of the United Kingdom took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 July 1821. Originally scheduled for 1 August...

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Forth Road Bridge

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Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge opened in 1964 and at the time was the longest suspension bridge in the world...

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Holyrood Abbey

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adjacent toll bridge (known as Bellenden's Bridge). In 1507 he bestowed the title of Defender of the Faith on King James IV of Scotland George Crichton, abbot...

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