National Gallery of Scotland
Playfair, William Henry
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Alternative Title
Scottish National Gallery
Date
1851-1859Description
Raking view of west facade with entrance portico and wings with pilasters and balustrade; The Mound was Playfair's greatest achievement, which he owed to his appointment as architect to the Board of Manufactures. Playfair began in 1822 with the Doric style Royal Institution, at the foot of the Mound, which he enlarged and ornamented in 1830. He closed his vista in 1846 with the Free Church College, with a Gothic exterior. In 1851, in the intervening space, he began to construct the Ionic style National Gallery of Scotland, which was his final architectural statement. The Mound perfectly unites the contrasting Gothic and Classical character of the Old and New Towns Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 6/29/2012)
Type of Work
art museumSubject
architecture, decorative arts, Art museums, Nineteenth century, Neoclassical, Greek Revival
Rights
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