Monday night saw Edinburgh's festival season come to a spectacular close with the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert.
More than 400,000 fireworks were launched into the air above Edinburgh Castle, set to music from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Around 250,000 people are thought to have watched the fireworks around Edinburgh, and there were 12,000 spectators in the viewing area in Princes Street Gardens.
The concert came to a close as the sky filled with white strobing Chrysanthemum fireworks, bursting 225 metres above Edinburgh Castle to the closing bars of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.
The spectacular ‘Waterfall’ captivated the audience as it descended over 130 feet down the Castle Rock, lasting for around 1 minute 30 seconds.
It was featured during Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, with the pyrotechnics representing the waterfalls featured during the same piece in Disney’s classic film, Fantasia.
You can see some of the best photos in our gallery above.
Fergus Linehan, director of the Edinburgh International Festival, said: "This year’s Virgin Money Fireworks Concert was absolutely one of the best displays of its kind anywhere in the world.
"I would like to thank Virgin Money for their continued support of this incredible community event, and for their additional support which this year made possible the second of our Edinburgh Schools Concerts.
"The Virgin Money Fireworks Concert is always an amazing way to end the Edinburgh International Festival and to bring the city’s bumper summer festivals season to a close."
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