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View from Central Public Library

Unknown, 1953, Photograph
View from Central Public Library
View from Central Public Library
View from Central Public Library
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Item no
3060
Title
View from Central Public Library
Description
The view from the very top of the Central Library, Edinburgh over the construction site of the National Library of Scotland. Just beyond the girders and cranes lies Parliament House and behind it St Giles Cathedral. The spire of the Tron Kirk can be seen to the right and even further in the distance the monuments of Calton Hill including Nelson's Monument.
Artist / maker
Date
1953
Size
14.7 x 25.5 cm
Type
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection