Old College, University of Edinburgh, courtyard facade: detail by Playfair

William Henry Playfair (1790-1857) was one of the greatest Scottish architects of the 19th Century. His father James Playfair was also an architect and his uncle was John Playfair the famous scientist. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1145x674, 96 KB) Summary Detail of the facade to the courtyard of the w:Old College, University of Edinburgh by w:William Henry Playfair, architect. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1145x674, 96 KB) Summary Detail of the facade to the courtyard of the w:Old College, University of Edinburgh by w:William Henry Playfair, architect. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... James Playfair (1755 - 1794) was a Scottish architect who worked largely in the Neoclassical tradition. ... Professor John Playfair FRSE (March 10, 1748 – July 20, 1819) was a Scottish scientist. ...

Two of his finest works are the neo-classical buildings of the National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy which are situated in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Art museums and galleries in the UK | Edinburgh ... Categories: Stub | Edinburgh ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the second-largest city in Scotland and the countrys capital city. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

Timeline of major projects

• 1817 Appointed architect to complete design work on the Old College, University of Edinburgh, on the basis of his proposals to complete the plans originated by Robert Adam. The building was completed around 1831.
• 1818 Commissioned by the will of the late Captain John McNabb to design Dollar Academy, where a building is now named after him
• 1822 Commissioned by the Institution for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Scotland. The building was opened in 1826 and is now the Royal Scottish Academy Building, Edinburgh
• 1824 In collaboration with Charles Robert Cockerell, designed an exact replica of the Parthenon which was to be built on top of Calton Hill as the National Monument, Edinburgh. However due to lack of investment it was never finished and became known as Edinburgh's Disgrace.
• 1827 - 1828 St Stephen's Church, St Stephen's Place, Edinburgh
• 1830 - 1832 Surgeons' Hall, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh.
• August 30, 1850 Prince Albert laid the foundation stone of the National Gallery of Scotland. adjacent to The Royal Scottish Academy.
• 1859 National Gallery of Scotland opened to the public two years after Playfair's death.

1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The east facade of the University of Edinburgh facing onto South Bridge / Nicholson Street, as built in 1827. ... Robert Adam Robert Adam (3 July 1728 - 3 March 1792) was a Scottish architect, interior designer and furniture designer, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Dollar Academy is a co-educational private school based in Dollar, Clackmannanshire. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Categories: Stub | Edinburgh ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The main entrance to the Fitzwilliam Museum. ... The Parthenon seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west. ... The top of Calton Hill with the National Monument and Nelsons Monument View over Edinburgh, with the Dugald Stewart Monument in the foreground Calton Hill is a hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, just to the east of the city centre. ... The National Monument, on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, viewed from the front The National Monument, Edinburgh is Scotlands memorial to those who died in the Napoleonic Wars. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Francis Charles Augustus Albert Emmanuel, of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha branch of the House of Wettin) (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Art museums and galleries in the UK | Edinburgh ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ...

External links

• Gazetteer for Scotland Details
• William Henry Playfair's buildings in Edinburgh
• Portrait