Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Calton Hill (also 'Caltoun' or 'Caldoun'). Home to buildings and monuments such as St Andrew's House, the National Monument, the Nelson Monument, the Dugald Stewart Monument, the old Royal High School, the Robert Burns Monument, the Political Martyrs' Monument and the City Observatory.
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Calton Hill, Edinburgh
The Playfair Building (aka 'City Observatory'), Calton Hill. Designed by architect William Henry Playfair, constructed circa 1820.
On the left is the Playfair Monument. Remembering John Playfair, president of the Edinburgh Astronomical Institution.
Designed by his nephew, architect William Henry Playfair.
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