Bristo Square, in Edinburgh

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

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, was built in the early 20th century. Bristo Square is owned by Edinburgh University and acts as a public space. It is commonly used by traceurs, skateboarders, rollerbladers and bmx

BMX

Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...

ers for recreational purposes. However, over the summer months Edinburgh University allow for the square to be used by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for certain shows and stages. The square has been home to the udderBELLY

UdderBELLY

The udderBELLY is an upside-down giant purple cow tent owned by the event venue and management company Underbelly, and sponsored by E4.The udderBELLY can be used for a variety of different purposes as it can be adapted to contain a stage and all-seater 322 seat venue, or alternatively can be...

for the last few years.