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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
No
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Edinburgh
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
Yes
DisabledAccess
No
Activities
<p>Have a go at calligraphy with a Chinese brush pen, Chinese knotting to make bracelets or hanging ornaments, Chinese chess or learn about Chinese musical instruments. Activities suitable for all age groups and families. Visit our free exhibition 'Textiles from Revolutionary China' on Sat/Sun at Riddle's Court, (Venue 39) www. confuciusinstitute.ac.uk</p><p> </p>
OpeningTime1
10:00 - 16:00
ArchitectName
Thomas Davies
OpeningDate1
28/9/2019
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
15837
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
1 Marshall Crescent
Postcode
EH15 5HP
Parking
No
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Abden House, The Confucius Institute
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
edinburgh
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
1485
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,55.93708,-3.168981;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>Abden House was built in 1855 for Thomas Nelson, founder of the Scottish publishers of the same name, and designed by civil engineer Thomas Davies. Today it?s the property of the University of Edinburgh, gift to them by Sir Donald Pollock.</p><p>Built with three storeys in the Jacobean revivalist style of the 19th century, Abden faces a carriage circle with gates at the end of Marchhall Crescent. It has an irregular plan with single story wings on the North and South sides.</p><p>˜</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1855