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Scott Monument showing East Princes Street Gardens
MacLean, Kevin, 2007, Digital image
Scott Monument showing East Princes Street Gardens
Scott Monument showing East Princes Street Gardens
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Title
Scott Monument showing East Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
Description
Rising above the trees in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh is the Scott Monument. Railway tracks leading to Waverley Station can be seen below the structure.
Artist / maker
MacLean, Kevin
Date
2007
Type
Digital image
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Scott Monument was built as a memorial to the writer Sir Walter Scott. Construction took place between 1840-1846 on the George Kemp design. Two hundred and eighty seven steps take you to the top, offering views along Edinburgh's Princes Street.
Exhibitions with this item
The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
Juxtaposition of the Old and New Towns
Statues and Monuments
Parks, Gardens and Graveyards
Contemporary Edinburgh in Photographs
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Scotland
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Edinburgh
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Infrastructure
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Railway
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