Monumental Edinburgh

by Jack Gillon and Paul McAuley

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Monumental Edinburgh illustrates the history of the capital city of Scotland through its statues and monuments - a permanent display in a city-wide museum. The book lists them by area for easy reference while out and about and explains the stories behind the lesser-known figures and events commemorated around the city.

These monuments record the contribution that Scottish personalities have made to architecture, town planning, philosophy, politics, medicine, science, poetry and literature. The characters and events immortalised by architects, sculptors and artisans in stone and bronze, played significant parts in the Scottish Enlightenment, the British Empire and global...Read more
  • ISBN10 1445650088
  • ISBN13 9781445650081
  • Publish Date 15 November 2015
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Amberley Publishing
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 96
  • Language English