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Calton Hill, Edinburgh, with the Political Martyrs Monument on the left and the Governor's House on the right

RIBA Ref No RIBA81100
Architect/DesignerElliot, Archibald (1761-1823)
Artist/PhotographerCarullo, Valeria
CountryUK: Scotland
CityEdinburgh
Subject Date2010
Image Date2010
ViewTopographical
MediumDigital image
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoColour
CreditValeria Carullo / RIBA Collections
SubjectHouses ; Obelisks ; Prisons ; Public buildings
NOTES: The Political Martyrs Monument (erected 1844) commemorates five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is a 90 ft (27 m) tall obelisk on a square based plinth. The Governor's House by Archibald Elliot, bulit 1815-1817 is all that remains of the Calton Gaol, once the largest prison in Scotland.
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