WebAlfred Ernest Albert plus-tard connu sous le nom d'Alfred I er, né au palais de Buckingham à Londres le 6 août 1844 et mort à Cobourg le 31 juillet 1900, est un membre de la famille royale britannique, quatrième enfant et le deuxième fils de la reine Victoria du Royaume-Uni et du prince consort Albert de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha, qui fut par la suite duc souverain de …

WebLa cathédrale Saint-Gilles (en anglais : Saint Giles' Cathedral) est un édifice construit en 1120 et situé sur le Royal Mile, à Édimbourg, en Écosse [2].Il est considéré comme l'église-mère du presbytérianisme.. L'église n'est pas strictement une cathédrale, car l'Église d'Écosse n'a pas d'évêques.Elle ne fut que brièvement au XVII e siècle un siège …

WebEdinburgh Trams is a tramway in Edinburgh, Scotland, operated by Edinburgh Trams Ltd.It is a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) line between St Andrew Square in the New Town and Edinburgh Airport, with 15 stops.. Construction began in June 2008, and after encountering delays it opened on 31 May 2014.

WebThe Edinburgh Vaults or South Bridge Vaults are a series of chambers formed in the nineteen arches of the South Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland, was part of the South Bridge Act 1785 and was completed in 1788. For around 30 years, the vaults were used to house taverns, workshops for cobblers and other tradesmen, as well as storage space for said …

WebPrince Philip (Greek: Φίλιππος, romanized: Fílippos) of Greece and Denmark was born on the dining room table in Mon Repos, a villa on the Greek island of Corfu, on 10 June 1921.He was the only son and fifth and final child of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. A member of the House of Glücksburg, the ruling house of …

WebThe Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2018 spanned 25 days and featured more than 55,000 performances of 3,548 different shows in 317 venues. Established in 1947 as an alternative to (and on the fringe of) the Edinburgh …

WebThe University of Edinburgh (Scots: University o Edinburgh, Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 1582 and officially opened in 1583, it is one of Scotland's four ancient universities and the sixth-oldest university in …

WebTop Gear may refer to: "Top gear", the highest gear available in a vehicle's manual transmission; Television. Top Gear (1977 TV series), a British motoring magazine programme; Top Gear (2002 TV series), a relaunched version of the original show; Top Gear (2011 TV series), a Chinese adaptation; Top Gear (2014 TV series), another …

WebStockbridge is a suburb of Edinburgh, located north of the city centre, bounded by the New Town and by Comely Bank.The name is Scots stock brig from Anglic stocc brycg, meaning a timber bridge.Originally a small outlying village, it was incorporated into the City of Edinburgh in the 19th century. The current "Stock Bridge", built in 1801, is a stone …

WebAt the start of the 18th century, Edinburgh's intellectual climate fostered many clubs and societies (see Scottish Enlightenment).Though there were several that treated the arts, sciences and medicine, the most prestigious was the Society for the Improvement of Medical Knowledge, commonly referred to as the Medical Society of Edinburgh, co-founded by …