Calton Hill; Dugald Stewart Monument (Edinburgh, Scotland) : Overall view from path on the summit, looking northwest

Creator:
Playfair, William, 1759-1823
Published/Created:
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Calton Hill, central Edinburgh, east of New Town; next to City Observatory
1831
Materials:
stone
Notes:
A memorial to the Scottish philosopher Dugald Stewart (1753-1828), Professor of the University of Edinburgh, holding the chair of moral philosophy from 1786 until his death. It is situated on top of Calton Hill, next to the City Observatory. The Royal Society of Edinburgh commissioned the monument, and selected the site. The monument was built in 1831 to the design of architect William Henry Playfair, who modeled his design on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens, Greece. The Choragic Monument also provided the model for the nearby Robert Burns Monument, designed by Thomas Hamilton around the same time.
Variant Titles:
Dugald Stewart Monument
Topics:
Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Scotland -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Greek Revival
Neoclassical
Nineteenth century
Culture:
British
Scottish
Accession Number:
1A2-SC-E-CH-A17
Coordinates:
+55.954556-3.184457
Genre:
architecture (AAT)
memorials (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Paintings & Drawings
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; tholoi; built works; monuments architecture; death or burial; funerary art
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:
10472484
PID:
digcoll:1860911