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A full-size replica of Edinburgh Castle is to be built in Australia as the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo travels for a rare overseas performance.

Scotland's top paid-for tourist attraction: Edinburgh Castle.

Scotland’s top paid-for tourist attraction: Edinburgh Castle. Image by Craig Cormack / CC BY 2.0

About 1,200 pipers, drummers, dancers and musicians will take part in a three-night run of the show in Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium next February.

The Tattoo is traditionally staged on the floodlit esplanade of Edinburgh Castle and organisers have decided they will keep the backdrop by building a replica of the world-famous landmark for the Australian shows.

(Press Association)