National Gallery of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland) : Detail, one of the Ionic porches on southeast corner of building, looking towards the Scott Monument

Creator:

Playfair, William, 1759-1823

Published/Created:

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Mound, adjoining Princes Street Gardens
1851-1859

Materials:

sandstone

Notes:

The Mound was Playfair's greatest achievement, which he owed to his appointment as architect to the Board of Manufactures. Playfair began in 1822 with the Doric style Royal Institution, at the foot of the Mound, which he enlarged and ornamented in 1830. He closed his vista in 1846 with the Free Church College, with a Gothic exterior. In 1851, in the intervening space, he began to construct the Ionic style National Gallery of Scotland, which was his final architectural statement. The Mound perfectly unites the contrasting Gothic and Classical character of the Old and New Towns

Variant Titles:

Scottish National Gallery

Topics:

Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Scotland -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Greek Revival
Neoclassical
Nineteenth century

Culture:

British
Scottish

Accession Number:

1A1-PWH-NGS-A10

Coordinates:

+55.950917-3.195667

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
exhibition buildings: art museums (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; art museums architecture; decorative arts; Art museums

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Seven

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4349

OID:

10468550

PID:

digcoll:1816591