It was a decade when Auld Reekie welcomed its first ever multiplex cinema, a host of new out-of-town shopping centres and several major redevelopments – including the multi-million pound transformation of Murrayfield Stadium into an all-seated arena.
Scroll through our photo gallery for a nostalgic trip back to Edinburgh in the 1990s – and please let us know your own memories of the decade in the comments section before you go.
17. Lift off
Under scaffolding in the early 1990s, Edinburgh's 'Gothic rocket', the Scott Monument, looked as if it was ready for lift-off when lit up at night. Photo: Jack Crombie
18. Tall Ships crowds
Tens of thousands of people descended on Leith in the summer of 1995 to welcome the arrival of the Tall Ships. Photo: UNKNOWN
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