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Edinburgh Tours : Architecture

Scottish Capital – Guide to Architecture in southeast Scotland

Edinburgh Tour

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Edinburgh Architecture. We aim to include buildings that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both. We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across the Scottish capital.

Edinburgh Buildings by Type

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/edinburgh-housing”>Edinburgh Housing
Dumbiedykes
photograph © Adrian Welch
https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/edinburgh-houses”>Edinburgh Houses
Lismhor
picture from the owner
https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/edinburgh-hotels”>Edinburgh Hotels
Point Hotel
photo © Steffen Schefer
https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/edinburgh-bars”>Edinburgh Bars
Cargo Bar Edinburgh
photo © Paul Zanre

Edinburgh Buildings by Tour

HISTORIC CORE:
https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/edinburgh-old-town”>Edinburgh Old Town – medieval centre: Castle, Royal Mile, Cathedral, Parliament, Palace, University buildings

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/edinburgh-new-town”>Edinburgh New Town – Georgian buildings set within original 1760′s plan, city centre

OUTER EDINBURGH & LOTHIAN:
https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/lothian-road-edinburgh”>Lothian Road – new business district just west of the city centre, mostly new office buildings

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/leith-architecture”>Leith – booming Dock regeneration area, north-east of the city, good for cafes & bars

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/edinburgh-park”>Edinburgh Park – also called the Gyle, masterplanned by architect Richard Meier, west edge of the city, business park – mostly office buildings

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/edinburgh-buildings”>Edinburgh Environs – basically anywhere not listed above, around the capital’s villages, suburbs & the Lothians

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/edinburgh-walking-tours”>Edinburgh Walking Tours – description of the key buildings in the capital:
For tours contact Isabelle Lomholt on 07952 149814
Tour Guides trained as architects so no tartan, but plenty of architectural background
Walking Tours since 2001. The most popular walking tour is in the Old Town – we do a range of tours from 2 to 4 hours long and can vary the emphasis from traditioanl to contemporary buildings.

We can arrange accommodation for tours in contemporary quality hotels, dining in a range of good restaurants and suggested evening entertainment, ie the whole package for a fee. We can also provide walking tours information on programme, geographical areas and building types up to a year ahead of trips. For example a group of architects interested in a tour re innovative social housing could be provided with tailored information allowing a programme to be agreed prior to their visit. We can also arrange short talks by architects.

If you only have half a day we suggest you do the Old Town. If you have a whole day do the Old Town and the New Town. If you have transport we suggest you visit the ‘unmissable’ buildings in the full https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/bdgsinfo”>Edinburgh Architecture Tour

Edinburgh Architecture Studios

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/edinburgh-architects”>Edinburgh Architects
Dance Base
photo © Adrian Welch

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/tours”>Edinburgh Building Tours in geographic / historic / typological groups – you choose!

Other than the Scottish capital, we have done numerous architecture walking tours around Glasgow over the last few years: Glasgow Walking Tours

We also do Copenhagen architecture walking tours in the Danish capital.

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/scottish-parliament”>Scottish Parliament Building
https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/images/jpgs/scottish_parliament_kh6.jpg” target=”_blank”>Scottish Parliament
picture © Keith Hunter

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/royal-museum-of-scotland”>Museum of Scotland
https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/images/jpgs/museum_scotland_awaug06_134.jpg” target=”_blank”>Museum of Scotland photograph
photograph © Adrian Welch

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/hotel-missoni-edinburgh”>Missoni Hotel Edinburgh

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/jenners-edinburgh”>Jenners Store

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/newtown-harvey-nichols”>Harvey Nichols Store

Glasgow Tours

Unsure of building tour location? check at https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/edinburgh-maps”>Edinburgh Maps

Comments / photos for the Edinburgh Architecture Tours page welcome

https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/contact”>Edinburgh Tours – Building Guide : page

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