Edinburgh

[low_delta]

Two more...


In the castle. This was a hall of some sort.


The Writers' Museum, just off of the Royal Mile. My dad wanted to see it, but we were there too late, on a Sunday. At least we "saw" it.

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[ravenfeather.livejournal.com]

I MISS parts of Europe. As most know I LOVE rocks, and that building,even if you did not get inside is GORGEOUS! Damn rock porn!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

So much of the stone was such a drab gray. Some buildings, like this one, were a nicer shade of brown.

[mellary4.livejournal.com]

You'll have to go back. I can't imagine being able to see everything in one trip so missing the museum is understandable. You are right you at least got to see it. When John and I finally got to Mount Rushmore it was at night! Have you ever seen those joke post cards about Mount Rushmore at night? That is what we saw. :(

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

You'd think they'd have it lit up.

When I was making a list of all the things I wanted to see, Edinburgh didn't really show up on it. It was cool to see, and there's still more to see that would be cool, but nothing that makes me want to go out of my way again.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Didn't you take the guided tour of the castle that's included in the price of the ticket? It's super interesting and informative. From Wikipedia:

The hall is The Great Hall:
The Great Hall measures 29 by 12.5 metres (95 by 41.0 ft), and was the chief place of state assembly in the castle, although there is no evidence that the Parliament of Scotland ever met here, as is sometimes reported. Historians have disagreed over its dating, although it is usually ascribed to the reign of King James IV, and is thought to have been completed in the early years of the 16th century. The decorative carved stone corbels supporting the roof have Renaissance detailing, which has been compared to works at Blois, France, of around 1515, indicating that the arts in Scotland were relatively advanced at this time.[133] It is one of only two medieval halls in Scotland with an original hammerbeam roof.

Following Oliver Cromwell's seizure of the castle in 1650, the Great Hall was converted into a barracks for his troops, and was subdivided into three storeys in 1737, to house 312 soldiers. Following the construction of the New Barracks in the 1790s, it became a military hospital until 1897. It was then restored by Hippolyte Blanc in line with contemporary ideas of medieval architecture. The Great Hall is still sometimes used for ceremonial occasions, and is a venue on Hogmanay for BBC Scotland's Hogmanay Live programme. To the south of the hall is a section of 14th-century curtain wall, although with a later parapet.

I love the stone buildings in Scotland and the Writer's Museum is gorgeous.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

No, we got there kinda late, and just wanted to wander, and see what we could see.

Thanks!

[mummm.livejournal.com]

That museum might have been VERY interesting! It certainly is from the exterior.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Probably. The only Scottish writers I'm familiar with are Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott. Oh, duh - Robert Louis Stevenson. Yeah, that's about it.

http://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/Venues/The-Writers--Museum

[mummm.livejournal.com]

Well, those three writers are certainly very important ones. The information says there are more writers included there. Interesting!

The Writer's Museum

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I had to look up the construction date because (from the outside) that completely looks like something that an architect did in the 20th Century while having fun with older styles.

Re: The Writer's Museum

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

You mean this date? ;-)



Yeah, I agree with you about the look of that building. There's a certain lightheartedness about it, and maybe some eclecticism.

Re: The Writer's Museum

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Yes - that 1600 date. I like your characterization: lightheartedness and eclecticism. That describes it more efficitnely than my writing.

[promiseoftin.livejournal.com]

I want to live in the Writers Museum!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

It's closing in on 400 years old!