Built between 1938 and 1940 for Caledonian Insurance, the largest insurance company at the time, the Capital Building was designed by architects Leslie Grahame Thomson and Frank J Connell.
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Greyfriars Kirk was founded in 1620 in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town and was the first church built in Scotland after the Reformation.
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Photograph of Alto Sax player by Los Angeles Portrait Studios – 75 Princes Street, Edinburgh.
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A 1921 advertisement for Andrew Elliot, Bookseller and Stationer, Princes Street, Edinburgh.
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The Scottish National War Memorial commemorates Scottish soldiers and civilians, as well as those serving with Scottish regiments who died in World War I, World War II, and other conflicts.
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Portobello Town Hall is a Category B listed building on Portobello High Street.
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A 1921 advertisement for Greensmith Downes & Son – 143 George Street, Edinburgh.
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With beautiful Victorian baths and a top-of-the-range gym, the PSC offers views of the sea and Edinburgh’s only authentic Turkish bath, open to the public.
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The Governor’s House is located south of Calton Hill, next to the south-east corner of Old Calton Burial Ground and overlooks Waverley Station.
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The Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture (RSA) is the country’s national academy of art and promotes contemporary Scottish art.