Edinburgh had managed to maintain it's beautiful/historic/characterful town centre by effectively building an outer ring of grimness around itself
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jul/08/a-great-city-has-been-defaced-why-has-a-poo-emoji-arrived-on-edinburghs-skyline
and I certainly wouldn't recommend looking towards Sighthill
So ironic ...
I like the new hotel! When I was living up there the Scottish parliament was the big controversy. I liked that as well - I think its largely accepted/proud about now? What this does all show is that Edinburgh is very (small c) conservative....
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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jul/08/a-great-city-has-been-defaced-why-has-a-poo-emoji-arrived-on-edinburghs-skyline
So ironic ...