National Gallery and Scott Monument from the Mound

Category

Library Item

Item no

24014

Title

National Gallery and Scott Monument from the Mound

Description

View from the Mound down the hill to the back of the National Galleries of Scotland and across Princes Street Gardens to the Scott Monument. A bus makes its way up the hill around the gallery, while a couple of people sit on the grassy foreground.

Artist / maker

Thompson, Dr. Gordon I.

Date

1959

Size

2.3 x 3.5 cm

Type

Slide transparency

Image is dated 25th September 1959.
The National Gallery is situated at the foot of the Mound immediately behind the Royal Scottish Academy. W. H. Playfair was the architect for both buildings. The National Gallery's foundation stone was laid by Prince Albert in 1850 and construction was completed in 1854, 28 years after the Academy. It houses Scotland's largest and most important collection of paintings and sculpture from the Renaissance through to the late 19th century. The building is now linked underground to the Royal Scottish Academy.

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

Places > Edinburgh Landmarks > Princes Street

Places > Edinburgh Landmarks > Princes Street Gardens

Places > Edinburgh Landmarks > Scott Monument

Places > Edinburgh Landmarks > Scottish National Gallery

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Culture > Galleries

Transport > Land > Buses