5336 x 4008 px | 45,2 x 33,9 cm | 17,8 x 13,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
giugno 2008
Altre informazioni:
The Melville Monument, in the centre of Edinburgh's St. Andrew Square, was erected in 1823 in memory of Henry Dundas, the Viscount Melville (1742 - 1811), otherwise known as the 'Uncrowned King of Scotland' such was his political power. It is perhaps not by accident that Dundas, sometimes called King Henry the 9th, looks down from his monument onto George Street, named in honour of the reigning King George III. Designed by William Burn (1789 - 1870) and modelled on Trajan's Column in Rome, the foundations were built with advice from lighthouse engineer Thomas Stevenson (1818-87), father of author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94). The cost of the monument was met by contributions by officers and men of the Royal Navy (Dundas was, amongst other positions, Treasurer of the Navy). St Andrews Square also includes the Royal Bank of Scotland HQ, built to house Sir Laurence Dundas and Bank of Scotland by David Bryce.
