Tour Scotland Travel Video Victoria Street Old Town Edinburgh

Tour Scotland travel video of Victoria Street in the Old Town in Edinburgh, Scotland. Victoria Street was built between 1829 and 1834 as part of a series of improvements to the Old Town, with the aim of improving access around the city. Victoria Street, formerly called Bow Street, was once the main entrance to get into the city and up Castle Hill from the West. Originally just referred to as the West Bow, the steep Z-shaped street was quite difficult to handle for carriages getting up into the city. Then in the early 19th century the street was transformed to its current shape and in 1837 renamed when Queen Victoria was crowned. A shop celebrating the wizarding world of Harry Potter has opened on the street that inspired the series famous Diagon Alley.



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