Calton Hill

Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site. Views of, and from, the hill are often used in photographs and paintings of the city. Calton Hill is the headquarters of the Scottish Government, which is based at St Andrew’s House,on the steep southern slope of the hill. The hill is also the location of several iconic monuments and buildings: the National Monument, the Nelson Monument, the Dugald Stewart Monument, the old Royal High School, the Robert Burns Monument, the Political Martyrs’ Monument and the City Observatory.

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Der Calton Hill in Edinburgh ist die markanteste Erhebung der Stadt mit einer Höhe von 103 Metern. Er befindet sich am östlichen Ende der Princes Street. Auf dem Calton Hill befinden sich das National Monument (eine unvollendete Parthenon-Replica von William Henry Playfair), das Nelson Monument, das Dugald Stewart Monument, das Playfair Monument, der Parliament Cairn, das Old Observatory House und das City Observatory. Seit 1887 befindet sich die Portugiesische Kanone auf dem Hügel.