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The spectacular 45-minute display, with fireworks rising to 750ft (228m) above Edinburgh Castle, will be accompanied by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The Edinburgh International Festival came to an end on Sunday evening with its traditional fireworks concert.
To mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the programme includes Orb & Sceptre, written for her coronation in 1953. The spectacular 45-minute display, with fireworks rising to 750ft (228m) above Edinburgh Castle, was accompanied by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Thousands are expected to watch but a usual viewing area at Inverleith Park is waterlogged and will not be open. To mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the programme included Orb & Sceptre, written for her coronation in 1953.
For those without concert tickets, recommended viewing areas include Waverley Bridge, which will be closed to traffic. Thousands turned out to watch but a usual viewing area at Inverleith Park was waterlogged and was not opened.
Speakers will also be installed to relay the orchestral music which accompanies the fireworks. Speakers were also installed to relay the orchestral music which accompanied the fireworks.
There will also be another viewing area on the north of Princes Street, between Castle Street and Frederick Street, for families and people with disabilities. Big screens and loudspeakers are usually set up in the park to allow more people to enjoy the spectacle but the recent wet weather made it unfit to be used.
Big screens and loudspeakers are usually set up in the park to allow more people to enjoy the spectacle but the recent wet weather has made it unfit to be used.
Last year, about 250,000 people are thought to have watched the fireworks from vantage points around the city and throughout the Lothians.Last year, about 250,000 people are thought to have watched the fireworks from vantage points around the city and throughout the Lothians.
The fireworks concert was first used to end the festival in 1982.The fireworks concert was first used to end the festival in 1982.
The idea was to match the music of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to the explosions of the fireworks in an effort to broaden the festival's appeal.The idea was to match the music of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to the explosions of the fireworks in an effort to broaden the festival's appeal.
This year's concert closes with music from Laurence Olivier's 1944 film, Henry V. This year's concert closed with music from Laurence Olivier's 1944 film, Henry V.
The spectacle of two opposing armies charging at each other across the sky will be created above Edinburgh Castle. The spectacle of two opposing armies charging at each other across the sky was being created above Edinburgh Castle, with the sky was divided into two.
The sky will be divided into two with one half of the fireworks representing the red and white of the English and the other will be the blue and gold of the French forces. One half of the fireworks represented the red and white of the English and the other the blue and gold of the French forces.
As the troops meet, silver swirls of fireworks will be clashing swords. Four tonnes of explosives and more than 100,000 fireworks were used during the 45-minute concert.
Four tonnes of explosives and more than 100,000 fireworks will be used during the 45-minute concert.
It takes a team of 15 pyrotechnicians seven days to lay out the fireworks, which are set up on 17 different levels of Edinburgh Castle, from the ramparts to the top of the Castle Rock.It takes a team of 15 pyrotechnicians seven days to lay out the fireworks, which are set up on 17 different levels of Edinburgh Castle, from the ramparts to the top of the Castle Rock.
One of the highlights is the famous Waterfall, which consists of 70 firing units laid out for 118ft (36 metres) across the Castle. One of the highlights was the famous Waterfall, which consists of 70 firing units laid out for 118ft (36 metres) across the Castle.
The display, which last a minute, descends 131ft (40 metres) down the Castle Rock. The display, which lasted a minute, descends 131ft (40 metres) down the Castle Rock.
Coarse aluminium flakes cause the fireworks to descend, while fine aluminium flakes give it a beautiful silvery whiteness.Coarse aluminium flakes cause the fireworks to descend, while fine aluminium flakes give it a beautiful silvery whiteness.