National Gallery of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland) : Overall view, south façade with double Ionic porches
- 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-A3
- 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:
- 10468555
- PID:
- digcoll:1820361