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View of Calton Hill with the National Monument on the left, the Playfair Monument and Nelson Monument on the right, Edinburgh

RIBA Ref No RIBA14665
Architect/DesignerBurn, Robert (1752-1815)
Cockerell, Charles Robert (1788-1863)
Playfair, William Henry (1790-1857)
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryUK: Scotland
CityEdinburgh
Subject Date1800
Image Date1954
ViewExterior
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/SCO/1134 (ES10527)
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectMonuments ; Towers ; Colonnades
NOTES: The Nelson Monument was designed by Robert Burn in 1807. C. R. Cockerell and William H. Playfair were responsible for the design of the National Monument which was started in 1826 and left incomplete in 1829. In 1825-1826 Playfair also designed the Monument in memory of his uncle, John Playfair.
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