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Designed by John F Matthew in 1927, housing a large lecture theatre and laboratories as well as a suite of rooms designed to house the collection and…
The Assembly Rooms officially opened in January 1787 and ever since, the building has been at the heart of special occasions and celebrations in the…
The Assembly Roxy is a year round venue for theatre shows, events and functions. Run by Assembly Theatre Limited, the building houses three popular…
The Astley Ainslie is a rehabilitation hospital in the south of Edinburgh and the much-loved site comprises beautiful landscaped parkland. Established…
The recently refurbished and renamed Astoria Centre houses the last Ingram Cinema Organ in the world. A rare opportunity to see and hear the fully…
Augustine is a diverse, progressive Christian congregation of the United Reformed Church, with a rich history of global connections. Our four-storey…
Designed in 1883 by the architect AG Sydney Mitchell for John Ritchie Findlay, the editor of The Scotsman newspaper. The interior is richly decorated…
Completed in July 1884 and built of free stone in early English style by architect Mr James Fairley of Edinburgh. The church has a hammerbeam roof and…
Roman Baroque head office, substantially by David Bryce from 1863, replacing sedate Adam-style villa of 1801 by Robert Reid and Richard Crichton.…
Barclay Church was built in 1862-64 to the powerful Victorian Gothic design of Frederick Thomas Pilkington following an architectural competition.…
During WWII, Barnton Quarry was the home of the RAF sector operations centre for the Turnhouse Sector of 13 Group, RAF Fighter Command. From this…
Built by Dr John George Bartholomew as the Edinburgh Geographical Institute (H Ramsay Taylor) in 1911 but incorporating the Palladian portico (1824)…
This A listed building was built in 1791 for General Sir Ralph Abercromby. It housed Tods Murray solicitors for nearly 150 years and is now occupied…
At the Bayes Centre, world-leading data science and artificial intelligence teams are shaping a better future for everyone. Working with partners, we…
After the first successful urban community right to buy campaign, Action Porty reopened the former Portobello Old Parish Church in June 2018 as…
Being part of Edinburgh�s first city wall, the history of 17 & 18 Victoria Terrace is one of almost 600 years of adaptation and re-use;…
Built in 1904, this category B listed church was designed by P McGregor Chalmers whose links with Iona Abbey are reflected in the nave with…
Bonhams is the only international auctioneer with a saleroom in Scotland. Located in the heart of Edinburgh?s Neo-Classical New Town, 22 Queen Street…
Although the school has been in existence since 1904, the building on Viewforth opened in 1913 to replace the first, smaller Boroughmuir on…
The Botanic Cottage is a unique building providing an important insight into Edinburgh's botanical, social and built heritage. Designed by John Adam…
Richard Murphy Architects purchased the majority of the 'Edinburgh Free Sabbath Breakfast Mission' in 2000 and converted the premises into workspace…
A late eighteenth century farmhouse on the Craigmillar Castle estate that has been restored for the benefit of the local community after being left…
These two churches frame the historic space known locally as �The Causey�. Buccleuch and Greyfriars, C listed and dating from 1856, dominates the area…
Designed by James Simpson in 1875 with additions signed and dated George Craig in 1907, this large 2-storey T-plan school with gothic details was…
This prominent monument on the slopes of Calton Hill commemorates poet Robert Burns. Monuments in this style were built in ancient Athens to celebrate…
Opened in 1869, this is a remarkable survival of a small Victorian brewery, still retaining much of its original equipment, including the only…
Edinburgh Doors Open Day were very pleased to have had the RBS Gogarburn Campus on the programme for the first time this year, however acting on the…
Canongate Kirk, The Kirk of Holyroodhouse and Edinburgh Castle, was founded in 1688.� The architecturally unique design is by James Smith, with aisles…
Canongate Kirk, The Kirk of Holyroodhouse and Edinburgh Castle, was founded in 1688. The architecturally unique design is by James Smith, with aisles…
The graveyard of the Royal Kirk was established in 1687 and provides glorious views of Calton Hill. Famous people buried here include the economist…
Fine late 17C house attributed to Sir William Bruce for Viscount Tarbat, Justice General in 1681, Lord Register, and later Secretary of State for…
Edinburgh Printmakers transformed the former North British Rubber Company HQ into a vibrant new creative hub, Castle Mills. Placing art and creativity…
Crichton Wood, architect, ran workshops on Doors Open Day for children & adults to design and make modern Scottish Castles.
Constructed in just a few weeks in 1922 as Edinburgh�s Industrial Exhibition Hall, the building played host to many large national shows in the 1920s,…
The elegant red sandstone building was designed by the City Architect and completed in 1901 for the oldest municipal Fire Brigade in the UK.…
Central Library is a beautiful Victorian building, designed by the 19th century Scottish architect, George Washington Browne, in French Renaissance…
The University of Edinburgh’s main gym facilities and the indoor sport centre are based at the Pleasance, an interesting complex of buildings…
The Thistle Foundation is a Scottish charity that supports people living with long-term health conditions. In 2016 the Thistle Foundation opened a…
Chalmers Church, opened in 1839, was the first ecclesiastical building opened in Morningside.Decommissioned by the Church of Scotland in 1990 it was…
The Chapel of St Albert the Great is part of St Albert?s Catholic Chaplaincy which exists to serve the spiritual needs of staff and students at…
Founded in 1677, Lodge Canongate Kilwinning meets in the historic Chapel of St John, the oldest purpose-built Masonic meeting room in the world today…
Free St George?s Church, designed by David Bryce, was built on the corner of Shandwick Place and Stafford Street in 1869. A 56m campanile, designed by…
Christ Church (Scottish Episcopal Church) circa 1876, was one of the churches built to service the growing population of South Edinburgh in the 19th…
The stupendous tomb of William Henry Miller of Craigentinny, designed 1848-56 by David Rhind, is an extraordinary sight amongst the prim 1930s…
Owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council the Church Hill Theatre, once a church, is one of Scotland's leading non-professional theatres…
The Assembly Hall was designed by David Bryce and built in 1858-9. The United Free Church of Scotland united in 1929 and the Hall has been the site of…
The Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic Church that is served by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The architect of the Church was the Jesuit priest…
This original mews workshop has been converted by WT Architecture into a small and intricate maisonette by connecting it to the previously…
The main part of the building known today as the City Chambers was built in 1753 by John Adam and was called The Royal Exchange. In 1811 it was taken…
The only category A-listed Methodist church in Scotland, this 1816 building and its adjacent halls have recently been refurbished and transformed…
Next to John Knox House is Moubray House. Although the frontage dates from c. 1630, the house was originally built around 1477, by Robert Moubray.…
Architects Page & Park have fitted a large modern building, providing a range of flexible spaces, into the burial ground of Sidney Mitchell's 1907-08…
The iconic City Observatory on Calton Hill, designed by William Playfair in 1818, was restored and re-opened in 2018 as part of Collective, a new…
The Hall was opened in 1843 as the meeting place of the Liberton and Newington Free Church of Scotland. Built to the design of Free Church architect…
The church was constituted in 1929 by members of local congregations of the United Free Church who did not wish to re-join the Church of Scotland. The…
Well-preserved 16th century beehive-type doo'cot, now in the care of Historic Scotland. Still has the potence (French for gallows) for gaining access…
This Tower on the summit of Corstorphine Hill was built as a viewpoint and as a memorial to Sir Walter Scott in 1871, 100 years after Scott's death.…
This Tower on the summit of Corstorphine Hill was built as a viewpoint and as a memorial to Sir Walter Scott in 1871, 100 years after Scott's death.…
This Medieval Church opened in the 15th Century, originally as a Collegiate Church. After the Reformation, the College was dissolved and the Church…
The Cottage is nestled in the heart of West Princes Street Gardens, below the floral clock. This Category C-listed cottage was designed by Architect…
The Cowgate Under 5s Centre is a wonderful teaching facility in the centre of Edinburgh. Designed by Allan Murray Architects, the building won Best…
Craiglockhart Parish Church was designed by Edinburgh architects Hay & Henderson. It was built in red sandstone, quarried at Locharbriggs, in the…
The station was opened on Doors Open Day to provide a fun look behind the scenes including the custody suite and a chance to enjoy displays by some of…
This Sanctuary was designed in the 1960s by Sir William Kininmonth. Influenced by Le Corbusiers Chapel at Ronchamp, the Sanctuary has an illusion of…
New church hall by Smith Scott Mullan Architects. Large airy spaces, interesting use of copper and traditional materials in a modern style, with…
Cramond Kirk is a church situated in the area of Cramond in the north west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Built on the site of an old Roman fort, parts of…
Originally very much part of the Medieval street plan of the West Bow, the house burnt down in the early 18th century and was replaced with an…
17C corner-turreted L-plan house with an interesting decorated ceiling of probably 1640s. Until recently divided into 2 flats for Palace gardening…
The north side of Charlotte Square was built to Robert Adam's 1791 design, making the square one of the finest in Europe. Designed to look like a…
The site of Currie Kirk has been a place of Christian worship for over a thousand years.� The first recorded church was in 1200.� Currie was known as…
Custom House Leith is the oldest custom house in Scotland. An A-listedGeorgian Building designed by Robert Reid in a neo-classical styleconstructed…
A Category A-listed Romanesque 12th century church at the heart of Dalmeny village. It is one of the best preserved Norman parish churches in…
Dance Base offers a beautiful and inspiring setting for dance. Designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects, 2001, the centre makes use of the different…
A Georgian town house in the New Town and home to the Danish Cultural Institute since 1957 it is a category A listed building designed by James…
The most fashionable of Edinburgh�s mid-19th century garden cemeteries, chosen by many of Edinburgh�s historical figures � including Lord Cockburn �…
The Dean Gardens is the largest of the four 'pleasure grounds' to border the Water of Leith. They are the second-biggest private amenity gardens in…
Diageo, formerly Guinness UDV, moved to their new office building in 2000. the building was designed by Allan Murray with the internal fit-out by BDG…
Schop Institute is run by architects from Oliver Chapman Architects and offers a programme of events to encourage participation in design,…
Dolphin House is a listed building in Hunter Square, Edinburgh. It was designed and built in 1788-1790 by John Baxter Junior as the Merchant Company…
Dovecot Studios is a world-renowned tapestry studio and leading centre for contemporary art, craft and design. Located in the heart of Edinburgh Old…
Built c. 1587, The Dower House sits in the corner of St Margaret?s Park. It is thought to have been built with stones from Corstorphine Castle. The…
A unique chance to take a look behind the gates of this private garden.Covering nearly three acres, the garden has a wide variety of trees and shrubs…
The Drumsheugh Baths Club was designed by Sir John James Burnett (1857-1938) on the steeply sloping north side of Belford Road. The Baths opened in…
Drylaw Police Station is a modern 2 storey building housing a chief inspector, an inspector, 6 sergeants and approximately 80 constables responsible…
1970s car show room, now the Department of Trade and Industry's National Repository for more than 300km of rock core taken from wells drilled in UK…
Duddingston Village Community Land comprises an old, walled kitchen garden and tennis court, cow byre and paddock. Adjacent is The Field, an…
Superb classical villa of 1763 by Sir William Chambers for the bachelor 8th Earl of Abercorn. Two storeys in pale stone, with a quartet of Corinthian…
This 12th century church is located in Duddingston Village. Built c1124 on land granted to Kelso Abbey by King David I, it originally consisted of a…
Palladian villa built in 1771 by William Chambers as a private mansion for Sir Laurence Dundas. Headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland since 1825.…
The site of R&R Clark printworks, redeveloped in 1979 and refurbished by Standard Life in 2002. BDG McColl created a practical and modern working…
Edwardian Baroque C Listed Building (George Beattie & Son 1888) with Masonic Temple on first floor and hall on second floor. Originally the…
Simpson & Brown Architects have designed an innovative, low energy house in Currie that is superinsulated, air-tight and incorporates a mix of…
Edgar Hall was presented to North Morningside Church by the sister of Robert Edgar. He was elder of the church for 28 years. It is attached to…
44 Albany Street is a category 'A' Listed Georgian Townhouse from the early 1800s probably by William Sibbald. Albany Street was not part of the Reid…
Edinburgh Central Mosque and Islamic Centre is the largest mosque in Edinburgh, located in the middle of the capital city and officially opened in…
Edinburgh's Old High School has been transformed into an award winning, energy efficient hub to foster innovation, joint working and bold forward…
Established in 1822, Edinburgh Chess Club is the oldest chess club in the UK. In the first hundred years of the club’s existence it had many…
The A-listed Beaux-Arts style Main Building designed by John More, Dick Peddie and George Washington Brown was built in 1907-09 to house the College,…
Edinburgh Cyrenians FareShare Programme is a social enterprise with a mission to bring good food and healthy lifestyles to people who are experiencing…
The Lauriston Building, 1981 by Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall was first phase of the intended redevelopment of the Royal Infirmary. In 1997 the…