Edinburgh is widely considered to be among the most beautiful cities on the entire planet – and rightly so (if you ask us).
Scotland’s picture-postcard capital city is recognised – the world over – for the breathtaking architecture of both the historic Old Town and the classical Georgian New Town. Both designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Be that as it may, many amazing buildings have been lost down the years – and when they’re gone… well, they’re gone.
Built a decade before the American War of Independence, the south side of George Square was demolished in the early 1960s to make way for a new library for Edinburgh University. Photo: Unknown
Considered one of Edinburgh's finest streets, Victoria Street was significantly altered in 1967 when the top end was demolished to make way for a new council headquarters. Photo: Unknown
Many of the buildings around Bristo Street in the Southside, including the striking, mock-Tudor Parkers department store, would disappear in an expansion of Edinburgh University in the late 1960s and early 70s. Photo: Alan Ledgerwood
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