Tag Archive | "Edinburgh monuments"
The Playfair Monument on Calton Hill
As you wind your way up the lonely road from Princes Street to the top of Calton Hill, the Playfair Monument may be the last thing on your mind. Be that as it may, this lonely structure atop the hillside at the east end of Princes Street gives an early signal to those taking in [...]
Continue reading...St. Bernard’s Well
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Named after the estate on which it was found, St. Bernard’s Well is one of Edinburgh’s most charming historical landmarks. The mineral spring stands on the Water of Leith and was discovered around 1760. According to the traditional story three schoolboys from Heriot’s came across the water on a fishing trip. The spring was soon [...]
Continue reading...The Manuscript of Monte Cassino (the Big Foot)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
A relatively new edition to Edinburgh’s historic monuments, the Manuscript of Monte Cassino – also known as the Big Foot – is a sculpture many tourists pass, but few realise is there. Even among the locals near Picardy Place (where the Manuscript of Monte Cassino is located), the three bronze segments are regarded more as [...]
Continue reading...The Melville Monument
Saturday, June 20, 2009
No tour of the architectural beauty of Edinburgh would be complete without a stop by the Melville Monument. To the uninitiated, this 42.6 meter high column was erected in honor of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, a renowned Scottish lawyer who held a variety of offices during his lifetime including First Lord of the Admiralty [...]
Continue reading...Dugald Stewart Monument
Friday, June 19, 2009
If you are in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, you definitely should take the time to walk around to experience some of the many important monuments in the area. One such important structure to see is the Dugald Stewart Monument. This structure is located on top of Calton Hill and is hard to miss because [...]
Continue reading...The Nelson Monument
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Nelson Monument stands 106 feet high, contains 143 steps in a spiral staircase, and is proudly located on Carlton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland. Designed by Robert Burn, and constructed in 1816, the structure is intentionally tall enough to be seen by ships in port at Leith Roads. The illustrious tower is a tribute to Lord [...]
Continue reading...Ross Fountain
Monday, June 15, 2009
The Ross Fountain is located in the Princes Street Gardens of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is named, not for its designer who is unknown, but for Daniel Ross who purchased it for the city in 1862. The iron statue was designed and cast in northeast France at the Durenne Ironworks of Haute-Marne. It was displayed at [...]
Continue reading...The Scott Monument: Tribute To Edinburgh’s Literary Heritage
Sunday, June 14, 2009
The Scott Monument rises high above the flowers of Princes Street Gardens and the shops of Princes Street, proclaiming this author’s fame for the world to see. Its gothic architecture and foreboding presence make climbing its 100-plus steps a challenge the hardiest of tourists will find hard to resist. There is a price for admission, [...]
Continue reading...The Edinburgh Mercat Cross
Saturday, June 13, 2009
The Edinburgh Mercat Cross – located beside St. Giles Cathedral and Parliment Square on the infamous Royal Mile – is a sight full of both history and horror. This is the place where Edinburgh’s criminal class found their ears nailed to the Edinburgh Mercat Cross (mercat being a spelling of the Scottish pronunciation of the [...]
Continue reading...The National Monument
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The National Monument of Edinburgh, Scotland is located on top of Calton Hill. The monument was created as a memorial to all the Scottish soldiers and sailors who have died during the Napoleonic wars, and was designed in 1822. Charles Robert Cockerell along with his colleague William Henry Playfair. They modeled after the Parthenon in [...]
Continue reading...
Sunday, July 12, 2009
0 Comments