Union Terrace, Aberdeen Explained

Union Terrace is a single carriageway street in the city centre of Aberdeen. At the south end, it has a junction with Union Street, at Union Bridge and Bridge Street; and at the north end, it has a junction with Rosemount Viaduct, with the Central Library and His Majesty's Theatre on that street.

The street hosts the Aberdeen International Market regularly.^{[1] [2]}

Union Terrace Gardens are in the Denburn Valley, adjacent to Union Terrace. There are currently plans to enhance the gardens, with one to put an art centre which will blend with the landscape, the other to create a civic square levelling the gardens and bringing them up to street level.

There is also a statue of Robert Burns opposite the Caledonian Hotel.^[3] A granite statue of Edward VII was installed at the junction of Union Terrace with Union Street.^[4] It was removed in March 2021 as part of the redevelopment of Union Terrace Gardens.^[5]

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57.1464°N -2.1022°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aberdeen International Street Market is back - Easirent. 2021-03-16. www.easirent.com.
2. Web site: International street market set to return to Aberdeen. 2021-03-16. International street market set to return to Aberdeen. en.
3. Web site: Stuff. Good. Statue Of Robert Burns, Union Terrace, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeen. 2021-03-16. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
4. Web site: 2019-05-03. Two granite men… 100 years apart - History Scotland blog. 2021-03-16. History Scotland.
5. Web site: Gossip. Alastair. Edward VII statue removed to make way for Union Terrace Gardens work. 2021-03-16. Evening Express. 16 November 2016 . en-US.