National Gallery of Scotland (Edinburgh)
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Neoclassical (architecture), Greek Revival (architecture), 1850s construction, art museum / art gallery, Category A Listed Scotland, tourist attraction
The National Gallery of Scotland, in Edinburgh, is the national art gallery of Scotland. An elaborate neoclassical edifice, it stands on The Mound, between the two sections of Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. The building, which was designed by William Henry Playfair, first opened to the public in 1859.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_National_Gallery
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 55°57'3"N 3°11'44"W
- Royal Scottish Academy 0.1 km
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery 0.5 km
- Old College, University of Edinburgh 0.6 km
- McLellan Galleries 67 km
- Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery 69 km
- The Burrell Collection 71 km
- Aberdeen Art Gallery 149 km
- Morven Gallery 336 km
- Kjarvalsstaðir 1374 km
- Hafnarhus Art Museum 1376 km
- New Town 0.4 km
- Old Town 0.5 km
- Inverleith 2.1 km
- Holyrood Park 2.2 km
- Lochend 2.8 km
- Trinity 2.9 km
- South Leith 3 km
- North Leith 3.1 km
- Port o' Leith 3.7 km
- City of Edinburgh Council 6.5 km