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Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle

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Anja Kosubek


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Edinburgh Castle

Das Schloss Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh gilt als eine der bedeutendsten Sehenswürdigkeiten Schottlands. Die erste Burg an dieser Stelle entstammte dem 7. Jahrhundert. Das älteste erhaltene Gebäude, die Kapelle St Margaret's Chapel, entstammt dem Ende des 11. Jahrhunderts. Weitere Baumaßnahmen folgten im 15., 16. und 19. Jahrhundert.

Edinburgh Castle is an ancient fortress which, from its position atop Castle Rock, dominates the sky-line of the city of Edinburgh, and is Scotland's second most visited tourist attraction, after the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.[1] Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC. As it stands today though, few of the castle's structures pre-date the 16th century, with the notable exception of St Margaret's Chapel, the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh, which dates from the early 12th century.

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