Dundee city centre

City Centre, Dundee
City Centre, Dundee Location within Dundee City council area Show map of Dundee City council area City Centre, Dundee Location within Scotland Show map of Scotland
OS grid reference	NO402300
Council area	Dundee City
Lieutenancy area	Dundee
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNDEE
Postcode district	DD1
Dialling code	01382
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Dundee East Dundee West
Scottish Parliament	Dundee City East Dundee City West
List of places UK Scotland 56°27′30″N 2°58′19″W / 56.458339°N 2.971933°W / 56.458339; -2.971933

Until the Industrial Revolution, the current City Centre represented the full extent of the City of Dundee, Scotland.^[1] Now roughly encircled by the A991 dual carriageway (incorporating the Marketgait), the city centre is now the main shopping and commercial district. Unlike the city centre of Glasgow, many of the city centre's streets (especially in the southern and eastern quarters) are not built on a grid plan and in that way have more in common with the street plan of the Old Town of Edinburgh (although most buildings in Dundee's city centre date from the 19th century or later).