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Description: Article by Jane Boyd-Brent for About Scotland on the burst of Neo-Classical architecture in Edinburgh in the 18th century and its architects, including Robert Adam. Photographs and map.
About Scotland Edinburgh New Town 18th century Architects We visit and photograph good bed and breakfasts, hotels and self catering cottages in Scotland The Architects of The Enlightenment, The 18th Century was a great period in British Architecture, and this greatness is nowhere more apparent than in Scotland. The political union of Scotland and England in 1707 meant that Scottish politicians tended to spend most of their time in London where political decisions were then made; the tendency was that these individuals became very wealthy. For example, Sir William Dundas, involved in the financial and political structure of the Britain as a whole, consequently had sufficient wealth to build his own mansion north of the border.
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| Page title: | About Scotland Edinburgh New Town 18th century Architects |
| Keywords: | edinburgh, georgian, architecture, adam, classical |
| Description: | The 18th Century was a great period in British Architecture, and this greatness is nowhere more apparent than in Scotland... |
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