6 Charlotte Square, New Town, Edinburgh: close-up of the ceiling rose and fanlight of the entrance hall
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA10807 |
| Architect/Designer | Adam, Robert (1728-1792)
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| Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971)
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| Country | UK: Scotland |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Subject Date | 1792 |
| Image Date | 1964 |
| View | Interior |
| Style | Neoclassical |
| Medium | Photoprint |
| Library Reference | ESP/SCO/1354 (ES10536) |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
Edinburgh Town Council invited Robert Adam to design Charlotte Square in 1791. Only the north side of the Square was finished before his death in 1792.
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Subject tags
houses, ceilings, entrance halls, decorative plasterwork