New Town buildings
George Square in Edinburgh
- George Square in Edinburgh
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- George Square in Edinburgh
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George Square, close to the Old Town (built in 1763-64 and named in honour of the king), was a first attempt to build terraced houses in a homegeneous modern architectural style.
According to one of Smollett ’s characters,it imitates the English type of square.
Castle Street in Edinburgh
- Castle Street in Edinburgh
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- Castle Street in Edinburgh
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- View from Castle Street in the New Town towards the Castle
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This view shows the relationship between the Old Town and the New Town: the Old Town appears at the end of one of the transversal streets of the New Town which leads towards the Castle on a North-South axis (with the main East-West streets of the New Town parallel to the Old Town, crossing the transversal street at right angles).
The house to the left (seen frontally in the photographs below) was the home of Sir Walter Scott.
St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh
- St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh
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- St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh
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- St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh
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- St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh
- Some of the houses in St Andrews Square were built by a master builder who was the father of the painter Alexander Nasmyth.
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- St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh
- The philosopher David Hume lived in St Andrews Square
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- St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh
- Building of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The former house of Sir George Dundas, built in 1771 by Sir William Chambers.
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Old Register House in Edinburgh
- Old Register House in Edinburgh
- by Adam
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The Royal Circus in Edinburgh
- The Royal Circus in Edinburgh
- The Royal Circus (1823), by Playfair
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Moray Place in Edinburgh
- Moray Place in Edinburgh
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Moray Place (1822), a twelve-sided circus, is one of the major developments of the Second New Town. The polygonal plan produced houses which were much larger at the rear, enabling vast suites of rooms to be accommodated for entertaining one’s guests.
