Old College, University of Edinburgh

Old College sits at the heart of the University of Edinburgh. Work on Robert Adam?s original design began in 1789 and was completed by William Henry Playfair who created the magnificent Playfair Library. The dome, added in 1887, bears a 6ft foot high gilded bronze statue of a youth bearing ?the torch of knowledge? and is affectionately nicknamed the ?Golden Boy.? The meeting rooms and main staircase contain many fine paintings, including a dozen by Henry Raeburn.