National Gallery of Scotland (Edinburgh)

United Kingdom / Scotland / Edinburgh
 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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www.nationalgalleries.org/index.asp?centre=html/2-galle...
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Coordinates:   55°57'3"N   3°11'44"W
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