St. James Centre
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The St. James Centre is a shopping centre located in Edinburgh
, Scotland
. It was designed by Ian Burke & Martin in 1964.
Due to its brutalist architecture
, it is one of Edinburgh's most unloved buildings, but remains a popular and busy shopping location.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It was designed by Ian Burke & Martin in 1964.
Due to its brutalist architecture
Brutalist architecture
Brutalist architecture is a style of architecture which flourished from the 1950s to the mid 1970s, spawned from the modernist architectural movement.-The term "brutalism":...
, it is one of Edinburgh's most unloved buildings, but remains a popular and busy shopping location.
List of stores
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- Bank Fashion
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- Boots the Chemist
- Carphone Warehouse
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- Food on 1
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- Heart of Midlothian FC Shop
- Herbs & Acupuncture
- HMV
- Internacionale
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- Madhouse
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- Migun UK
- Millies Cookies
- Next
- O2
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- Orange
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- Photo Me
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- QuizQuizA quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players attempt to answer questions correctly. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills.Quizzes are usually scored in points and many...
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- River IslandRiver IslandRiver Island is one of Britain's best known high street fashion brands and can be found in most cities across the UK. The brand also has stores in Singapore, Turkey, Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Middle East.-History:...
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- SupercutsSupercutsSupercuts is a hair salon franchise with over 2,000 locations across the United States. The company was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1975, by Geoffrey M. Rappaport and Frank E. Emmett. The company's first location, which is still in existence, is in Albany, California. Its headquarters...
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- The Works
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- Timpsons
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- Warren James
- Zumo Juice Bar