View from Edinburgh Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

10950

Title

View from Edinburgh Castle

Description

Looking out from the battlements of Edinburgh Castle over the city many major landmarks can be seen. Directly below are the paths and trails through Princes Street Gardens, a bridge over the railway lines of the nearby Waverley Station is hidden amongst some trees. Other points of interest are the Scott Monument, Royal Scottish Academy, National Gallery and the monuments on Calton Hill. Columns and spires rise up across the buildings of the cityscape.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1873

Size

20.2 x 32 cm

Type

Reproduction

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh's New Town, which lies to the north of the Old Town, was designed by James Craig. Craig was the winner of a design competition held in 1766 which invited contestants to submit plans for the city's northward expansion. This expansion had become necessary due to terrible overcrowding in the Old Town. Based on a regular geometric scheme around the three streets of Princes Street, George Street and Queen Street the New Town continued to be developed until 1830. It has now been classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Gardens

Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton Hill

Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Culture > Galleries

Transport > Infrastructure > Railway stations

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