Bridewell and Nelson's Monument on the Calton Hill

Category

Library Item

Item no

8437

Title

Bridewell and Nelson's Monument on the Calton Hill, Edinburgh

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1817

Size

23.6 x 33.2 cm

Type

Wash drawing

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Calton Hill is situated at the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh. It rises to a height of 108 metres and is another of the city's hills created by volcanic activity. Several monuments stand on the hill. Most prominent amongst these are the Nelson Monument, built in the shape of a telescope, and the unfinished National Monument, modelled on the Parthenon in Athens.

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