Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Old and New Towns of Edinburgh' has mentioned 'Scotland' in the following places:
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| Old Town, EdinburghUNESCO World Heritage SiteThe Old Town seen from Princes StreetLocationEdinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomPart ofOld and New Towns of EdinburghCriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(ii)(iv)Reference728Inscription1995 (19th session)Coordinates55xc2xb056xe2x80xb251.26xe2x80xb3N 3xc2xb011xe2x80xb229.87xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf55.9475722xc2xb0N 3.1916306xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 55.9475722; -3.1916306Coordinates: 55xc2xb056xe2x80xb251.26xe2x80xb3N 3xc2xb011xe2x80xb229.87xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf55.9475722xc2xb0N 3.1916306xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 55.9475722; -3.1916306Location of Old Town, Edinburgh in EdinburghShow map of EdinburghOld Town, Edinburgh (Scotland)Show map of ScotlandOld Town, Edinburgh (the United Kingdom)Show map of the United Kingdom | WIKI |
| The Old Town (Scots: Auld Toun) is the name popularly given to the oldest part of Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh. | WIKI |
| Significant buildings in the Old Town include St. Giles' Cathedral, the General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland, the National Museum of Scotland, the Old College of the University of Edinburgh and the Scottish Parliament Building. | WIKI |
| [11] The Caltongate development has also been opposed by the Cockburn Association[12] and the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland. | WIKI |
| The contrast between the organic medieval Old Town and the planned Georgian New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, provides a clarity of urban structure unrivalled in Europe. | UNESCO |
| Some of the finest public and commercial monuments of the New-classical revival in Europe survive in the city, reflecting its continuing status as the capital of Scotland since 1437, and a major centre of thought and learning in the 18th century Age of Enlightenment, with its close cultural and political links with mainland Europe. | UNESCO |
| The successive planned extensions from the first New Town, and the high quality of the architecture, set standards for Scotland and beyond, and exerted a major influence on the development of urban architecture and town planning throughout Europe. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): The successive planned extensions of the New Town, and the high quality of its architecture, set standards for Scotland and beyond, and exerted a major influence on the development of urban architecture and town planning throughout Europe, in the 18th and 19th centuries. | UNESCO |
| The property also continues to retain its historic role as the administrative and cultural capital of Scotland, while remaining a vibrant economic centre. | UNESCO |
| World Heritage properties in Scotland are protected through the following legislation. | UNESCO |
| The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and The Planning etc. | UNESCO |
| (Scotland) Act 2006 provide a framework for local and regional planning policy and act as the principal primary legislation guiding planning and development in Scotland. | UNESCO |
| Additionally, individual buildings, monuments and areas of special archaeological or historic interest are designated and protected under The Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 and the 1979 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act. | UNESCO |
| The Scottish Historic Environment Policy (SHEP) is the primary policy guidance on the protection and management of the historic environment in Scotland. | UNESCO |
| Historic Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council work closely on the management of the property. | UNESCO |
| Edinburgh World Heritage was established by the City of Edinburgh Council and Historic Scotland through a merger between the Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee and the Edinburgh Old Town Renewal Trust. | UNESCO |