Edinburgh City Chambers facts for kids
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Edinburgh City Chambers viewed across the Royal Mile from the Mercat Cross in Parliament Square
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| Location | Edinburgh |
| Built | 1760 |
| Architect | John Adam |
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Listed Building – Category A
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| Designated | 14 December 1970 |
| Reference no. | LB17597 |
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Edinburgh City Chambers in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the meeting place of the City of Edinburgh Council and its predecessors, Edinburgh Corporation and Edinburgh District Council. It is a Category A listed building.
Cluster of important buildings
The City Chambers is part of an A-listed group all of which are A-listed in their own right:
- Nos 2–11 Parliament Square - Supreme Courts of Scotland
- Advocates Library
- Signet Library
- Parliament Hall
- 1 Parliament Square
- St Giles High Kirk
- Charles II Statue (see List of public art in Edinburgh)
- Lothian Chambers
- Queensberry Memorial (see list of public art in Edinburgh
- Mercat Cross, Edinburgh
Images for kids
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The former Royal Exchange, Edinburgh
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Edinburgh City Chambers from Cockburn Street
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Alexander and Bucephalus by John Steell
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The bench and statue of General Stanisław Maczek
See also
In Spanish: Edinburgh City Chambers para niños
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