Royal High School (Edinburgh, Scotland) : Detail, main portico with Doric order, modeled on the Hephaisteion of Athens

Creator:

Hamilton, Thomas, 1784-1858

Published/Created:

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
south face of Calton Hill, Regent Road
1826-1829

Materials:

stone

Notes:

Formerly housed the school of that name (vacated in 1968). Part of the cost of the building was donated by King George IV. It was designed in a neoclassical Greek Doric style by Thomas Hamilton, who modeled the portico and Great Hall on the Hephaisteion o

Variant Titles:

Old Royal High School

Topics:

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

Period/Style:

Greek Revival
Neoclassical
Nineteenth century

Culture:

British
Scottish

Accession Number:

1A1-HT-RHS-A13

Coordinates:

+55.953597-3.180253

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
schools (buildings) (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; institutional buildings; schools (buildings) architecture; Education; Restoration and conservation; revival styles

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:

10460886

PID:

digcoll:2212838