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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdomen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1822-1826 (creation); 1830-1836 (alteration)en_US
dc.creatorPlayfair, William Henryen_US
dc.creatorSteell, Johnen_US
dc.date1822-1826en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T20:06:51Z
dc.date.available2013-09-16T20:06:51Z
dc.date.issued1822-1826en_US
dc.identifier234204en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 2565en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/141631
dc.descriptionOverall three quarter wide-angle view showing the main entrance, south facade and the east side entrance; statue of Queen Victoria over main portico by Steell; The area known as the Mound was Playfair's greatest achievement, which he owed to his appointment as architect to the Board of Manufactures [and Fisheries]. Playfair began in 1822 with the Doric style Royal Institution (now Royal Scottish Academy), at the foot of the Mound, which he enlarged and ornamented in 1830. His early work is in a creditable but conventional Greek Revival style. Along with the adjacent National Gallery of Scotland (his last work), their Neoclassical design helped transform Edinburgh into a modern day "Athens of the North". After 1830, his style expanded so that the Mound perfectly unites the contrasting Gothic and Classical character of the Old and New Towns. The building was named the Royal Institution from 1826 to 1911. From the completion of the building, the Royal Institution shared it with the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. It is now managed by the National Galleries of Scotland. The building was renovated in 2003. The statue of Queen Victoria top the building was sculpted by Sir John Steell. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 6/22/2012)en_US
dc.format.mediumsandstoneen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectrevival stylesen_US
dc.subjectsphinxen_US
dc.subjectNineteenth centuryen_US
dc.subjectNeoclassicalen_US
dc.subjectGreek Revivalen_US
dc.titleRoyal Scottish Academy Buildingen_US
dc.title.alternativeRoyal Institutionen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-PWH-RSAB-A2en_US
vra.culturalContextBritish Scottish (Scots)en_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling), carving (processes)en_US
vra.worktypesociety buildingen_US
vra.worktypeexhibition buildingen_US
vra.worktypeart museumen_US
dc.contributor.displayJohn Steell (British sculptor, 1804-1891); William Henry Playfair (British architect, 1790-1857)en_US


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