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   St Machar's Cathedral

   St Machar's Cathedral is a Church of Scotland church in Aberdeen, Scotland, located to the north of the city centre, in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen.

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   St Mary's Cathedral

   The Cathedral Church of St Mary of the Assumption, usually known as St Mary's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland.

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   Drum Castle

   Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine.

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   St Andrew's Cathedral

   St Andrew's Cathedral (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais Naomh Anndra), or the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church situated in the Scottish city of Aberdeen.

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   Aberdeen Art Gallery

   Aberdeen Art Gallery is the main visual arts exhibition space in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1884 in a building designed by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie, with a sculpture court added in 1905.

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   Aberdeen Castle

   Aberdeen Castle was a late Middle Ages fortification, in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was situated on Castle Hill, a site today known as the Castlegate, and the location of the castle is now occupied by blocks of flats.

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   Aberdeen Maritime Museum

   Aberdeen Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Aberdeen, Scotland, located on the historic Shiprow near the city harbour.

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   St Nicholas, Aberdeen

   The Kirk of St Nicholas is a historic church in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the original parish church of the city, and is also known locally as the Mither Kirk or mother church.

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   Muchalls Castle

   Muchalls Castle stands overlooking the North Sea in the countryside of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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    Hallforest Castle

    Hallforest Castle is a keep, one of the oldest in Scotland, as it dates from the 14th century. It is about a mile and a half from Kintore, in Aberdeenshire.

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   Blairs College

   St Mary's College, Blairs (commonly known as Blairs College), situated near Aberdeen in Scotland, was from 1829 to 1986 a junior seminary for boys and young men studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood.

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   Codona's Amusement Park

   Codona's Amusement Park is an amusement park located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was established by the Codona family in 1970.

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   Duthie Park

   Duthie Park is a public park in the Ferryhill area of Aberdeen, Scotland located near the River Dee.

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   Tolbooth Museum

   The Tolbooth in Aberdeen, Scotland is a 17th-century former jail which is now operated as a museum. The museum contains prison cells and exhibits various police and law and order related items.

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   Union Terrace Gardens

   Union Terrace Gardens is a public park and gardens situated on Union Terrace in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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   Gordon Highlanders Museum

   The Gordon Highlanders Museum is based in Aberdeen, Scotland and celebrates the story of the Gordon Highlanders regiment, which originated as the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot in 1794, merged with the 75th

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   Seaton Park

   Seaton Park is a public park in the Old Aberdeen area of Aberdeen, Scotland.

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   Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre

   The Aberdeen Mosque and Islamic Centre (AMIC) is a Sunni mosque, located in Aberdeen, Scotland, in the United Kingdom.

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   Mercat Cross, Castle Street, Aberdeen

   Aberdeen's Mercat Cross was built in 1686 by John Montgomery, an Aberdeen architect. It is in the Castlegate area in the old burgh of New Aberdeen.

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    Triple Kirks

    The Triple Kirks in Aberdeen, Scotland were built at the time of the Disruption of 1843 when the Free Church of Scotland (the Free Kirk) split from the Church of Scotland (the Kirk).

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