University of Edinburgh: Playfair Library Hall (1)

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Title

University of Edinburgh: Playfair Library Hall (1)

Description

Enter through arch (Robert Adam 1789) beneath the dome by Robert Rowand Anderson, into the Old Quad (William Playfair 1819-27), and up the steps to the left. Playfair's Library is on the first floor, with its eleven bays of books supporting a coffered vaulted ceiling, it is one of Edinburgh's grandest interiors.

Source

edinburgh

Date

1789-1827

Type

Museum

Identifier

1950

Spatial Coverage

current,55.86362,-4.261207;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Old College, University of Edinburgh

Place

Edinburgh

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

Robert Adam, Wm Playfair, Robert Rowand Anderson

AddressLine2

South Bridge

OpeningTime1

10.00-13.00

Activities

No

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

10610

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

EH8 9YL

Citation

“University of Edinburgh: Playfair Library Hall (1),” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1948.

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