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Writers and visitors long ago exhausted the adjectives to describe the city: the majesty of its castle, the quality of its cultural life -which led to its nickname, the Athens of the North - even the bitterness of the wind when it blows off the North Sea.
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Although it has been without a resident monarch since 1603 or a Scots parliament since 1707, it is not short of splendid buildings. Parts of the castle date back to about 1100. Holyroodhouse was the seat of the last Scottish monarchs (including Mary, Queen of Scots, who was executed in England in 1587), and is now owned by the British Crown. The city is also rich in artistic attractions, with its National Gallery, Royal Scottish Academy, Royal Scottish Museum and Museum of Modern Art.
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There are two universities, three cathedrals and a number of theaters, but no opera house - Edinburgh people must travel to Glasgow for that. Each year in August and September, the Edinburgh International Festival fills not only these theaters but every church hall, basement and, indeed, many pavements with performers and audiences.
The Old Town's spine is the 'Royal Mile, -Lawnmarket, the High Street and Canongate -which runs down from the castle, past St. Giles Cathedral, built in the 14th and 15th centuries, to Holyrood. The New Town lies to the north. It dates from the 18th and early 19th centuries and is laid out in formal streets (notably Princes Street), squares and crescents. North again is the port of Leith. Arthur's Seat, a 251 m (823 ft) hill of volcanic rock, overlooks the city.
