George Square is a city square in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is in the south of the city centre, adjacent to the Meadows. It was laid out in 1766 outside the overcrowded Old Town, and was a popular residential area for Edinburgh's better-off citizens. In the 1960s, much of the square was redeveloped by the University of Edinburgh, although the Cockburn Association and the Georgian Group of Edinburgh protested. Most but not all buildings on the square now belong to the university. Principal buildings include the Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh University Library, 40 George Square and Appleton Tower.
Numbers 16 (right) to 23, George Square
Gardens in George Square, with the university library in the background
A Baillie lamp in George Square, Edinburgh
Horonised pavement, Moray Place
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city is located in south-east Scotland, and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth estuary and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of
506,520 in mid-2020, making it the second-most populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The wider metropolitan area has a population of 912,490.
Image: Dugald Stewart Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh (cropped)
Image: Scott Monument Édimbourg 11 (cropped)
Image: Scottish Parliament building, Edinburgh geograph.org.uk 223821 (cropped) (cropped)
Image: Arthur's Seat from Calton Hill (cropped)
