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Scotland’s finest city and its capital since 1437. Edinburgh stands on Seven hills between the water of the Firth of the Forth and the 2,000ft summits of the Pentlands.
 
Until 200 years ago this great centre of culture and learning was a little more than a cluster of houses along the Royal Mile, a cobbled Castle Hill and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The foremost building here is the castle, which overlooks the picturesque streets of the Old Town and ha a history that streches back at least 1,000 years. Canongate Tolbooth dates from 1591, 15th century John Knox’s house was built by goldsmiths to Mary Queen of Scots, and 17th-century Gladstone’s Land features rooms decorated with fine tempra paintings. Lady Stair’s House is a restored 17th-century building housing a museum, and off Canongate is 16th and 17th-century Holyroodhouse Scotland’s finest royal palace. Ruins of the 12th-century Chapel Royal foundation adjoins the palace.
 
The 14th-century stronghold of Craigmillar Castle hambers Streetwith Mary Queen of Scots, and 17th – to 19th-century Parliment House is where the Scottish parliaments met before the Union of 1707. Near the Castle Mould are the Royal Scottish Academy and the National Gallery of Scotland, where many fine paintings by artist from various schools can be seen and in Chambers Street the Royal Scottish Museum exhibits one of the most comprehensive general displays in Britain.
 
There are many other fascinating museums, galleries, workshops and studios in the city. Every year since 1947 Edinburgh has hosted the International Festival,a culture extravaganza that is held in late summer.