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Scott Monument and Princes Street
Begbie, Thomas, 1857, Photograph
Scott Monument and Princes Street
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18452
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Scott Monument and Princes Street
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Begbie, Thomas
Date
1857
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16.9 x 14.9 cm
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City Art Centre
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The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints ; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries
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.
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