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      2006 
      
      This is an 
      enlargement from a view looking to the east 
      along Princes Street. 
      
      The 
      Balmoral Hotel 
      was formerly the
      North 
      British Hotel, and originally the North British Railway Hotel.  
      By tradition, the clock on the hotel is set 3 minutes ahead of the true 
      time to encourage passengers to reach their trains early. 
      
      The 
      monuments on Calton Hill can be seen in the background. 
      
      The photograph 
      was taken from upstairs on a No 10 bus, as it passed the
      Scott Monument 
      in Princes Street on a fine day in March 2006. 
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