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The University of Edinburgh The Edinburgh Festival The Royal Lyceum Theatre The Palace of Holyroodhouse St Giles' Cathedral The Royal Mile The Royal Lyceum Theatre The Scottish National Gallery Edinburgh castle The Palace of Holyroodhouse The sights of Edinburgh Подготовила учитель английского языка МКУ СОШ №12 г.Нижнеудинска Виноградова Е.А.

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the University of Edinburgh is one of Scotland's ancient universities. The University was placed 20th in the world in the 2011 World University Rankings.

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the Edinburgh Festival The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August. Though the festivals are put on by various organizations unrelated to each other, and so are officially separate events, they are regarded by many visitors as part of the same event; and together they form the largest annual cultural festival in the world.

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St Giles' Cathedral , more properly termed the High Kirk of Edinburgh , is the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh . The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Giles, who is the patron saint of Edinburgh

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The Royal Mile is the name given since the 16th-century to a succession of streets which form the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland . A s the name suggests, the Royal Mile is approximately one Scots mile long, and runs between two foci of history in Scotland, from Edinburgh Castle at the top of the Castle Rock, down to Holyrood Palace.

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The Royal Lyceum Theatre is a 658 seat theatre in the city of Edinburgh , Scotland , named after the Theatre Royal Lyceum and English Opera House, the residence at the time of legendary Shakespearean actor Henry Irving. It was built in 1883 by architect C. J. Phipps

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The Scottish National Gallery is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, in a neoclassical building designed by William Henry Playfair , and first opened to the public in 1859. The gallery houses the Scottish national collection of fine art, including Scottish and international art from the beginning of the Renaissance up to the start of the 20th century.

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The castle has become a recognizable symbol of Edinburgh, and of Scotland. It appears, in stylized form, on the coats of arms of the City of Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh. Images of the castle are used as a logo by organizations including Edinburgh Rugby, the Edinburgh Evening News , Hibernian F.C. and the Edinburgh Marathon. It also appears on the "Castle series" of Royal Mail postage stamps, and has been represented on various issues of banknotes issued by Scottish clearing banks. In the 1960s the castle was illustrated on £5 notes issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland, and since 1987 it has featured on the reverse of £1 notes also issued by the Royal Bank . In 1997 the Clydesdale Bank issued a special commemorative £20 note which included an illustration of Edinburgh Castle . The castle is one of the focal points for the annual fireworks display which marks Edinburgh's annual Hogmanay ( new year) celebrations .

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The Palace of Holyroodhouse , commonly referred to as Holyrood Palace , is the official residence of the Monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland. The palace stands at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, at the opposite end to Edinburgh Castle. Holyrood Palace is the setting for state ceremonies and official entertaining.