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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
No
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Alloway
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
No
Activities
<p>The Burns Monument was the first memorial built to the memory of the Poet Robert Burns in Ayrshire, and is situated on the banks of the River Doon in Alloway. It is situated only half a mile South of the thatched cottage where he was born on 25th January 1759.</p><p>Image (c) <a href="http://www.scran.ac.uk/">www.scran.ac.uk</a> </p><p>This design was the successful scheme for the Monument to Robert Burns won by the Edinburgh Architect, Thomas Hamilton jun. The design is in ink and has been colored in to emphasize the features. A later increase in subscriptions allowed a more elaborate structure to be undertaken by 1819.</p><p>The Monument foundation stone was laid on 25th January, 1820 and the completed building opened 4th July 1823, subscriptions having reached £2,611. The building is about 21metres high, set on a triangular base is a peristyle with nine fluted Corinthian columns supporting a masonry dome.</p>
OpeningTime1
09.00-18.00
ArchitectName
Thomas Hamilton
OpeningDate1
6/9/2009
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
11336
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
next to Alloway Parish Church
Postcode
KA7
Parking
No
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
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Title
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Burns Monument and Gardens
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
ayrshire
Identifier
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608
Type
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Museum
Description
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Winning the commission for the Burns Monument was a vital stage in Hamilton's career. The Monument incorporates elements from ancient Greek architeture. On the base, whose three sides face the three divisions of Ayrshire, rise nine columns, representing the Muses. The Grotto contains sculputures by James Thom.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1820-3