The National Monument. 칼튼 힐(Calton Hill). 에딘버러(Edinburgh)

The National Monument. 칼튼 힐(Calton Hill).

에딘버러(Edinburgh). 스코틀랜드(Scotland)

 

The National Monument

Built: 1822-29

Architect: C.R. Cockerell and William H. Playfair

 

The National Monument commemorates the Scottish soldiers who died during the Napoleonic Wars of 1803-1815.

 

By the late 18th century Edinburgh was enjoying a remarkable reputation as a city of intellectual brilliance and beautiful architecture. Many new public buildings were built at great expense in the Greek neo-classical style. The National Monument, based on the Parthenon in Athens, kept up the tradition, but when funds ran out in 1829 work ground to a halt and the monument was never completed.

 

The buildings on Calton Hill were instrumental in gaining the city the title of 'The Athens of the North'.

 

The Parthenon, Athens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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