Edinburgh is an outstanding example of a planned city and this film was made to mark the bi-centenary of the plans of the first architect, James Craig. Today modern ideas of town planning are being incorporated in the old city of squares and vistas.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008804
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Edinburgh (Scotland)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)