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GROUP 7:

1. Vang thi quy

2. Quach hai yen



Near the North Sea



According to populationestimate(2008)



Old town

New Town

West land

Park

Main local street

High street

Residential buildings



Edinburgh castle Princes Street Garden

The Old Town

and New Town

The New Town

The

Old

Town



Politics in Edinburgh



• In 1996, Edinburgh constitutes one of the 32 UnitaryAuthorities of Scotland

• Today, the city of Edinburgh Council is the administrativebody for the local authority and has its power by the

Local Government• The Council is composed of 58 elected councilors

• Following the 2007 Scottish Local Elections theincumbent Labour Party lost majority control of thecouncil after 23 years, to a Liberty Democrat

• Since 2007, the council has operated a committeestructure, headed by the Lost Provost, who chairs the fullcouncil and acts as a figurehead for the city



Edinburgh

City

Chamber

Head

quarters of

Edinburgh

Council

* In terms of national governance, Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish

Parliament

* Edinburgh is also represented in the House of Commons by 5 members of

Parliament elected from single member constituencies by the plurality system



RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES

The main religion in Edinburgh is

Christian.

Some famous churches:

•St. Giles’ Cathedral

•The Roman Catholic Church

•The Free Church of Scotland

•The Scottish Episcopal Church



Other Faiths

• Edinburgh Central Mosque

• Islamic Centre

• Sikh Gurdwara• Hindu Mandir

• Edinburgh Buddhist Centre

• Edinburgh’s Orthodox synagogue



Economy • The strongest

economy of any city inthe UK outside London

• One of the fastestgrowing city regions in

the Europe

• Based around theservice sector centeraround banking,financial services,higher education, andtourism

• Europe’s sixth largest

financial center



TransportEdinburgh Waverley railway station

Edinburgh Airport Lothian Buses fleet on Princes Street



Sport

Easter Road Stadium Tynecastle stadium

Football Rugby



Hospita

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EDUCATION

4 universities

The4tholdest in the country

20 th in the world in 2009

18 nursery, 94 primary, 23 secondary schools administered by the citycouncil.Edinburgh is home to a large number of independent, fee- paying schools


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Royal Scottish Academy Dean Gallery

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Scottish Portrait Gallery



James BoswellSir Arthur Conan Doyle

Robert Louis Stevenson



THE TWO MOST FAMOUS NOVELS

First released in 1997, Harry

Potter is a series of sevenfantasy novels written by theBritish author J. K. Rowling.It was a story about theadventures of a wizard

named Harry Potter and hisfriends Ronald Weasley andHermione Granger, whomfought together with Harry

against the dark wizard LordVoldermort. The books havegained immense popularity,critical acclaim andcommercial successworldwide



SHERLOCK HOLMES •

Sherlock Holmes is afictional short storiesabout a brilliant detectivecreated by Scottishauthor and physician SirArthur Conan Doyle.First released in 1887,the character togetherwith his adventures grew

tremendously inpopularity. Morover, thenovel is one of the mostfamous British novels

until now.



koalas

Polar bear

Penguins



From the end of July

until early SeptemberA series of separateevents



The largest art festival in the world



Edinburgh Art Festival



Edinburgh Military Tattoo



Cover 4 days of processions, concerts and fireworks with the actual Street party commencing on New Year’s Eve.

Princes Street

live bands playing,food and drink stalls

and a clear view of the castle and fireworks.

Well- known artists performing and

traditional Scottish

Ceilidh dancing.



In the Princes Garden



On the night of 30 April, the Beltane

Fire festival took place on Edinburgh’s

Calton Hill.



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