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lamented the loss of the square's historical name, Parliament Close, a change he attributed to the silliness of fashion ("foppery") when he wrote his memoir of life in
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512:National Monument of Scotland
538:Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
453:National Library of Scotland
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276:Anderson, James (1851),
412:Edinburgh City Chambers
82:Great Fire of Edinburgh
417:General Register House
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59:Charles II of Scotland
55:Edinburgh Mercat Cross
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258:Memorials Of His Time
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71:5th Duke of Buccleuch
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900:History of Edinburgh
866:55.94953°N 3.19005°W
729:Royal Lyceum Theatre
589:St Margaret's Chapel
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672:The Scotsman Hotel
337:on 18 October 2015
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531:Current hospitals
507:Melville Monument
432:St Andrew's House
324:Parliament Square
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462:Museums and
114:Restoration
32:Robert Reid
890:Royal Mile
884:Categories
854:55°56′58″N
734:Usher Hall
407:Bute House
400:Government
154:References
65:adjoining
47:Royal Mile
24:Charles II
857:3°11′24″W
775:Haymarket
743:Transport
610:Tron Kirk
500:Monuments
464:galleries
441:Libraries
375:Edinburgh
159:Citations
84:in 1824.
43:Edinburgh
828:Category
667:New Club
552:Churches
26:and the
838:Commons
794:Defence
269:Sources
88:History
619:Houses
28:facade
681:Sport
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