Princes Street

Princes Street

Major thoroughfare in central Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and the main shopping street in the capital. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1.2 km from Lothian Road in the west, to Leith Street in the east. The street has few buildings on the south side and looks over Princes Street Gardens allowing panoramic views of the Old Town, Edinburgh Castle, as well as the valley between. Most of the street is limited to trams, buses and taxis with only the east end open to all traffic.

Also known as...Princes Street, Edinburgh and Sràid a' Phrionnsa
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Major Fire Guts Historic Edinburgh Building

Major Fire Guts Historic Edinburgh Building A major fire engulfed a historic building on Edinburgh's Princes Street, closing the city centre.