Princes Street Gardens are a relatively recent addition to the historic city of Edinburgh - having been created in the 1820s following the draining of the Nor Loch.
The artificially created body of water was designed as part of the city’s medieval defences but had become a fairly smelly health problem due to the sewage that flowed into it from the Old Town.
Named after Princes Street, which was itself named after the sons of King George III, the new park was instrumental in turning the area into the stylish New Town we know today.
Actually two separate parks divided by The Mound - East and West Princes Street Gardens - it’s home to many monuments.
These include the Scott Monument, statues of explorer David Livingstone, publisher and Lord Provost Adam Black, essayist Professor John Wilson, poet Allan Ramsay, church reformer Thomas Guthrie, obstetric pioneer and Wojtek the Bear, as well as the Ross Fountain and Ross Bandstand.
It’s long been used for a wide range of events, and most recently attracts thousands every Hogmanay for the Concert in the Gardens - this year headlined by Grammy-winning indie band Wet Leg.
Here are 40 pictures to take you back to the gardens in the 1950s and 1960s.
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1. Thistle do
Children looking at giant ornamental thistles in Princes Street Gardens in 1965. | Iconic Media
2. He's behind you
Twin boys with balloon animals watching the Princes Street Gardens Punch and Judy show at the Ross Bandstand in 1963. | Iconic Media
3. Final departure
The last diesel train to run on the North Leith suburban line leaving Waverley station in 1962. | Iconic Media
4. Tiny dancers
Young children dancing in Princes Street Gardens in August 1965. | Iconic Media