Omni Centre, Edinburgh
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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Omni Centre
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| image = Omni Centre, Edinburgh - geograph.org.uk - 2442001.jpg
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| caption = Omni Centre, in 2011
| location = Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
| coordinates = {{Coord|55|57|22.18|N|3|11|7.94|W|scale:6250}}
| address = Greenside Row
Edinburgh
EH1 3AA
| opening_date = 2002{{cite web| url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst91191.html|title=Omni Centre |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland}}
| developer = Pillar Projects, Parlison Properties Ltd
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| architect = Allan Murray Architects
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| number_of_anchors = 1 (Vue)
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| floors = 10 (including 3 sub levels).{{cite web| title=The Omni Centre|url=https://www.nuveen.com/global/investment-capabilities/real-estate/properties/united-kingdom/the-omni-centre|access-date=2024-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215234458/https://www.nuveen.com/global/investment-capabilities/real-estate/properties/united-kingdom/the-omni-centre|website=Nuveen|archive-date=15 December 2023}} 1 floor is used for retail space while 2 are used for the cinema.{{cite web| title =Centre Map| date = 27 October 2022| url = https://omniedinburgh.co.uk/centre-map/}}
| parking = 990
| publictransit = {{rail-interchange|gb|Rail}} {{rws|Edinburgh Waverley}}
{{rint|edinburgh}} Picardy Place
| website = {{URL|https://omniedinburgh.co.uk/}}
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The Omni Centre is an entertainment and leisure complex in Greenside, Edinburgh, at the top of Leith Walk. It attracts over 4 million visitors a year,{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/best-in-edinburgh/edinburgh-omni-centre-new-contemporary-28642996|title=Edinburgh Omni Centre to get new contemporary Japanese restaurant 'within months'|website=Edinburgh Live|date=15 February 2024 }} and was acquired in April 2024 from previous owners Nuveen by a group related to the Bata Shoe business.{{cite web|title=Edinburgh's Omni Centre acquired by Triple B|url=https://www.insider.co.uk/news/edinburghs-omni-centre-acquired-triple-32504944|website=Insider.co.uk|author=Alistair Houghton|date=3 April 2024 }}{{cite web|title=Triple B Expands Portfolio with Acquisition of OMNi Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland's Premier Leisure Hub|url=https://www.triple-b.co/blog/triple-b-expands-portfolio-with-acquisition-of-omni-centre-in-edinburgh|website=Triple B|date = 4 April 2024}}
Overview
The Omni was built on a steeply sloping site at Greenside Row, part of Edinburgh's New Town, on the location of a former church that was closed in 1978. It opened in 2002 creating a modern glass curtain wall, incorporating parts of the facade of the now demolished church. It is a five-minute walk from both Edinburgh Waverley railway station and Edinburgh Bus Station. Picardy Place tram stop is just across the road from the main entrance, with several connecting bus stops close by. The Centre is close by St James Quarter.
The complex is anchored by a 12-screen Vue cinema, a health and fitness club, a luxury five-star hotel (The Glasshouse Hotel) and has a multi-level underground car park. The complex has several bars and restaurants, including JD Wetherspoon, Nando's and a street food market. Outside the centre are two large scrap metal giraffe sculptures called Dreaming Spires, made by artist Helen Denerley as a result of a contest held by the Centre{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dreaming-spires|title='Dreaming Spires'|website=Atlas Obscura}} and installed in 2005.{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/scrap-metal-giraffes-are-sticking-their-necks-out-for-art-2507642| date = 27 July 2005 |newspaper = The Scotsman|title=Scrap metal giraffes are sticking their necks out for art}}
In 2023 it was one of two main venues for the Edinburgh International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/edinburgh-film-festival-attracts-10000-attendees-to-six-day-event/5185194.article|title=
Edinburgh Film Festival attracts 10,000 attendees to six-day event|website=Screen Daily}}
The Glasshouse Hotel
{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = The Glasshouse Hotel
| image = Glasshouse-Balcony.jpg
| caption = Glasshouse hotel looking up to Calton Hill
| location = Edinburgh, Scotland
| coordinates = {{Coord|55|57|8|N|3|11|22|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
| opening_date = {{start date and age|June 2003}}
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| operator = {{nowrap|Autograph Collection Hotels}}
| owner = YTL Hotels
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| number_of_rooms = 77
| number_of_suites = 20
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| floors = 3
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| website = {{URL|theglasshousehotel.co.uk}}
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The Glasshouse Hotel is part of the Omni Centre complex, and opened in June 2003{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.thecaterer.com/archive/edinburghs-glasshouse-is-a-first-for-eton-group |title=Edinburgh's Glasshouse is a first for Eton Group |date=28 May 2003 |magazine=The Caterer |access-date=26 November 2022}} It is located on Greenside Place, next to the Playhouse Theatre, on the edge of Edinburgh's New Town. It was built on the site of Lady Glenorchy's Free Church incorporating the façade of the church as its frontage. The hotel has 77 bedrooms (of which 20 are suites, all named after a specific brand of whisky) and two acre roof garden, overlooking Calton Hill.
References
External links
- [https://www.theglasshousehotel.co.uk/ The Glasshouse Hotel]
- [https://www.autograph-hotels.marriott.com Autograph Collection Hotels]
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Category:Buildings and structures in Edinburgh