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