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Edinburgh has been
the capital of Scotland since 1437 and
is the seat of the Scottish Parliament.
The city was one of the major centres of
the enlightenment (see also Scottish Enlightenment),
led by the University of Edinburgh. The
Old Town and New Town districts of Edinburgh
were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage
Site in 1995. There are over 4,500 listed
buildings within its limits, including
around 22,000 listed properties, the most
of any city in Britain. In the census of
2001, Edinburgh had a total resident population
of 448,624, making it the 7th largest city
in the United Kingdom.
The theatre helps sustain
Edinburgh’s cultural status. The
Edinburgh Festival, founded in 1947, rivals
the Avignon Festival, and brings the city
and its pubs to sparkling life in August.
But above all, Edinburgh is a centre of
the British economy. Business revolves
around finance, services and tourism. The
Scottish capital can rightly boast of its
ranking behind London in the UK’s
financial world.
Murrayfield Stadium
is a sports stadium in Scotland's capital,
Edinburgh, and is the home of Scottish
Rugby -- a name known throughout the rugby
world. It also used to hold the record
for the largest ever attendance for a rugby
union match, with 104,000 watching Scotland
play Wales in 1975. At present, its all-seater
capacity is 67,800.
Murrayfield is located
in the west-end of Edinburgh, just off
Corstorphine Road and close to the Edinburgh
Zoo. It is named after the area of Edinburgh
it is located in, Murrayfield. It has good
public transport links, being particularly
well-served by bus links along the Corstorphine
Road. However, its nearest railway station
is Haymarket, which is a 20-minute walk
from the stadium.
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