Scotland, Edinburgh, National Gallery of Scotland. Detail view of the grand pillars belonging to the National Gallery of Scotland building.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Mile. Traditional shops and buildings located along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Mile. Detail of archetecture found along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Mile. Detail of archetecture found along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Mile. Traditional shops and buildings located along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Royal Mile. Traditional shops and buildings located along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Holyrood. Water feature alongside the main facade of the Holyrood Parliment Building.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Holyrood. Underpass leading pedestrian to the Holyrood Parliment Building.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Holyrood. Detaled view of the main facade of the Holyrood Parliment Building.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. The distinctive former Craigwell Brewery on Calton Road, Edinburgh, its historic stonework and timber-clad upper floors beautifully illuminated by the crisp winter sunlight.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. Trees on Calton Hill with Arthur's Seat in the distance.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. View from Calton Hill, looking towards Waverley Station, Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, City Skyline. Smoke above the impressive skyline of Edinburgh City viewed from Calton Hill looking towards Castle Rock and the surrounding old town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, City Skyline. Impressive skyline of Edinburgh City viewed from Calton Hill looking towards Castle Rock and the surrounding old town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. Looking along a terrace above West Bow in the Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. View from near the Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Lady Stairs Close. Lady Stairs Close, a residential area within the historic Old Town near the Royal Mile.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Princes Street Gradens. Snowdrop flowers in Princes Street Gardens, created in the 1820's when the Nor Loch was drained.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. The Old Waverley Hotel on Princes Street near the Edinburgh Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. The Scotsman Building and the North Bridge, linking Princes Street with the Edinburgh Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. The New College and Assembly Hall on the Mound were opened in 1846 as the Free Church of Scotland New College. More recently the Assembly Hall has been used as a debating chamber for the Scottish Parliament prior to the construction of the new Parliament Building at Holyrood.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. The New College and Assembly Hall on the Mound were opened in 1846 as the Free Church of Scotland New College. More recently the Assembly Hall has been used as a debating chamber for the Scottish Parliament prior to the construction of the new Parliament Building at Holyrood.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. Milne's Court, a narrow passageway heading to the Royal Mile.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Looking towards the George Heriot's School on Lauriston Place in the Old Town, from the Castle Esplanade.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Looking towards the George Heriot's School on Lauriston Place in the Old Town, from the Castle Esplanade.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Balmoral Hotel and clock tower with the North Bridge below, linking Princes Street with the Edinburgh Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. Balmoral Hotel and clock tower with the North Bridge below, linking Princes Street with the Edinburgh Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. The Scotsman Building alongside the North Bridge, linking Princes Street with the Edinburgh Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. The Scotsman Building alongside the North Bridge, linking Princes Street with the Edinburgh Old Town.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City. View overlooking the Old Town situated alongside the extinct volcano known as Arthurs Seat.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Camera Obscura. The Camera Obscura is located on a tower which had originally been the townhouse of the old Larid of Cockpen. This building was to become known as the Outlook Tower before its present title of the Camera Obscura.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Castle Hill. Edinburgh Castle viewed from the south side of Castle Hill.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Castle Hill. The grand architecture of Castle Hill School, opened in 1889, located on the south side of Castle Hill.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Castle Hill. Castle Hill School, opened in

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. St. Columba's Church, The Hub and Johnstone Terrace, near the Castle and the Royal Mile.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. Courtyard and doorway of the St. Columba's Church, known to many as St. Columba's by the Castle.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. The New College and Assembly Hall on the Mound were opened in 1846 as the Free Church of Scotland New College. More recently the Assembly Hall has been used as a debating chamber for the Scottish Parliament prior to the construction of the new Parliament Building at Holyrood.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. The New College and Assembly Hall on the Mound were opened in 1846 as the Free Church of Scotland New College. More recently the Assembly Hall has been used as a debating chamber for the Scottish Parliament prior to the construction of the new Parliament Building at Holyrood.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Old Town. Milne's Court, a narrow passageway heading to the Royal Mile, alongside the New College.

Scotland, Edinburgh, The Dome. The Dome, a bar and restaurant situated in George Street was built on the site of the old Physicians Hall which was designed and built by James Craig who planned the New Town of Edinburgh. The foundation stone for the present building was laid in the June of 1844.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.

Scotland, Edinburgh, Calton Hill. The Dugald Stewart Monument on Calton Hill, looking towards the Castle and Old Town of Edinburgh.