Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Edinburgh: Topographic Views of Old Town
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Preferred Title:
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Edinburgh: Topographic Views of Old Town
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Image View:
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Looking south from North Bridge into Old town; the crown spire of St. Giles' at center right
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Creator:
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Scott Gilchrist (Canadian photographer, born 1960)
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Location:
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creation: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Location Note:
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Old Town area
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GPS:
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+55.947572-3.191631
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Date:
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2009 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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British; Scottish (Scots)
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Style Period:
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Twenty-first century
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Work Type 1:
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topographical view
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Work Type 2:
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photograph
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Classification:
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urban and topographical views
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Material:
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digital images
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Technique:
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photography
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Description:
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The Old Town of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is the oldest part of the city. Together with the 18th-century New Town, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has preserved its medieval plan and many Reformation-era buildings. One end is closed by Edinburgh Castle and the main artery, the Royal Mile, leads away from it, down to Holyrood Palace and the ruined Holyrood Abbey. Narrow closes (alleyways), often no more than a few feet wide, lead downhill on either side of the main spine in a herringbone pattern. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Image Description:
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St Giles' Cathedral (High Kirk of Edinburgh) begun ca. 1350.
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Seven
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Identifier:
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1A2-SC-E-TVOT-A21
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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