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Free Church of Scotland, New College

Playfair, William Henry
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Alternative Title
New College, Edinburgh
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/144775
Date
1846-1850
Description
Detail, entry gate through main facade with buttresses for twin towers; Playfair was involved in many Edinburgh buildings but is noted for the Mound with its Greek Revival buildings; to harmonize and yet draw the distinction between the New and Old Town, he closed his Mound vista in 1846 with the Free Church College, whose Gothic exterior, reminiscent of Beverley Minster, is shaped by purely scenographic demands. It is one of the largest centers for postgraduate studies in Theology and Religious Studies in the UK. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 7/5/2012)
Type of Work
college
Subject
architecture, Education, theology, revival styles, Nineteenth century, Gothic Revival
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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