The Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh - Architectural Guide & History Book | Explore Edinburgh's Landmarks, Castles & Historic Sites for Travelers & History Enthusiasts

Product Description

The historic capital of Scotland is well known as a fortified medieval city with castle and crown-steepled church, its Royal Mile leading down to the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood; as a merchant city of the Stuart period with Parliament House and closely built houses and tenements; as a Georgian town with the largest sequence of planned developments in Britain; as a Victorian town of churches and banks, hotels and pubs, of quiet suburbs; and as a twentieth-century city where the Festival and its Fringe have encouraged the rediscovery of old buildings and the planning of new ones. A comprehensive gazetteer is provided to all notable developments of central Edinburgh, the seaport town of Leith and the suburban neighbourhoods.

Author: John Gifford

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Pages: 736

ISBN: 9780300096729

Publication Date: New Edition (Originally Jan 1984)