Edinburgh College of Art from the Esplanade

Category

Library Item

Item no

10824

Title

Edinburgh College of Art building from Edinburgh Castle Esplanade

Description

The buildings of Edinburgh College of Art rise above the surrounding tenement housing of the Old Town. The outline of the Pentland Hills can be seen in the distance.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2006

Size

25.4 x 19 cm

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh College of Art is situated immediately to the north of Lauriston Place on the site of a former cattle market. It was designed by George Washington Browne and John More Dick Peddie and built between 1907 and 1911. The Edinburgh College of Art operates independently, but is an accredited institution of the University of Edinburgh.

The Castle Esplanade is an area of open ground between Edinburgh Castle and Castlehill. The area is used for the annual Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh