Scott Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland

Marble statue of Sir Walter Scott by John Steell in the Scott Monument, built 1840-46, designed by George Meikle Kemp in Victorian Gothic style, on Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland. The monument serves as a memorial to Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832, Scottish writer and poet, and is the largest monument to a writer in the world. The monument is adorned with statues of 64 characters from his novels. Behind the monument is the Balmoral Clock, in the tower of the Balmoral Hotel, situated next to Waverley station. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1840-46 19th century accommodation architecture author Balmoral Clock Balmoral hotel Britain British capital city clock clock tower color image colour image day East Lothian Edinburgh exterior George Meikle Kemp Gothic Great Britain heritage history hotel John Steell Lothian marble memorial monument Neo Gothic outdoors outside park poet portrait portraiture Princes St Princes St Gardens Scotland Scott Monument Scottish sculpture Sir Walter Scott statue tourism tourist attraction travel UK UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site United Kingdom vertical Victorian Victorian Gothic Walter Scott writer

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