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1. Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. It is a jewel in Scotland`s crown and one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish city after Glasgow. Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Parliament. This city is a large industrial centre and a big port. It stands on the seven hills in the valley of the river Forth near the North Sea. The highest hill is “King Arthur`s Chair”, 300 metres above sea level. Edinburgh is the birthplace of many famous scientists: James Clerk Maxwell, Adam Smith, Alexander Bell and others.

2. The Old Town dates from the 11^th century and contains most of the city`s historic sites. The ancient Edinburgh Castle is in the middle of the city. This famous fortress overlooks Edinburgh from the 150 metre high Castle Rock and its age is more than one thousand years old. The Holyrood Palace is another official residence of the Queen besides Buckingham Palace. It is a museum itself and contains a number of museums. The Writer`s museum is among them. Edinburgh has a lot of other important sights: the Royal Museum of Scotland, St. Gile`s Cathedral, the National Gallery of Scotland and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Government protects the city`s architecture because of its historic importance.

3. The New town is in the valley. The main street, Princess Street, is a mile long with beautiful houses and a monument to Walter Scott. Edinburgh is a busy modern city, banking and administrative centre of Scotland. More than 450,000 people live and work here. Education and health, finance and business services, retailing and tourism are the largest employers. The port exports coal, whiskey and machinery. It imports grain, fertilizer, petroleum, minerals, cement, fruit and vegetables. Edinburgh is a large publishing centre. It produces great quantities of high-grade paper. There are metal works and rubber and engineering works. The city is an important centre of nuclear and electronics research.

4. Everyone knows Edinburgh as a great educational centre. The city was one of the major centers of the Enlightenment. There are three universities. The University of Edinburgh originated in 1583. It is the fourth oldest university in Scotland, after St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen. It has faculties of divinity, law, medicine, arts, science, music, social sciences and veterinary medicine.The Old College on South Bridge opened in the 1820s. Edinburgh is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas.

5. The city attracts 1 million visitors a year. Edinburgh is well-known for the annual Edinburgh Festival, a collection of official and independent festivals. It lasts four weeks from early August. Much of Edinburgh`s charm is in the way in which past and present live easily side by side. Europeans call Edinburgh “the Athens of the North”.