National Monument Edinburgh

Carlton Hill, Edinburgh , Scotland, United Kingdom
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    Off and running in Edinburgh

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    We left from Chicago O'Hare at 4:10pm Friday, April 13th (auspicious, right?) on KLM. After a change of planes in Amsterdam, we arrived in Edinburgh just after 8:30am on Sa***************ed for the taxi stand to get a ride to our hotel. We didn't get far though before collecting our first story of the trip.

    Our cab driver was a …

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    Auld Reekie AKA Edinburgh

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    What an eventful week up in Edinburgh lots of great times, great sights & delicious treats. So we decided to get a train from Glasgow up to Edinburgh seeing it was a nice day and to take in the sights from the windows of the train and with a break down of the points ahead on the rail tracks an extra 20 minutes of standstill sights were taken in …

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    36. Hogwarts

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    ... into the new town along Princes Street, and up Calton Hill. Calton Hill is the site of what should have been Scotland's National Monument. However, the city ran out of money while building it and what's left looks like the Acropolis. Amongst the ...

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    Ruins, chapels and a charming waiter:)

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    ... the hill for the second time today, and at the top saw the gathering of semi-finished Classical buildings: the Pantheon-like National Monument for the dead of the Napoleonic wars, the Nelson Monument commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar and the Old City ...

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    Kilts and Bagpipes

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    ... , is Calton Hill.  The hill is home to the National Monument, Nelson’s Monument, and several others.  The National Monument was supposed to honor those who died during the Nepoleonic Wars.  The monument was intended to be a replica ...

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    Edinburgo - Viernes

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    ... que se intentaba alcanzar en aquella epoca. El Duguld Stewart Monument se inspiro en la Torre de los Vientos de Lisicrates; el National Monument (en memoria de los muertos en las batallas napoleonicas), en la Acropolis; y las columnas doricas de la Royal ...

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    A Northern passage

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    ... , but after ascending most of the way up, it provides a stunning viewpoint back to the city, the castle and across to the national monument. It also shows just how far the suburbs extend, something you don't really have a concept of from ground level. As ...

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    Cider, Devolution and Economics

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    ... a Scot by the name of Sir Walter Scott) to the top of Calton Hill, a promontory that included the Nelson Monument, the National Monument (a pathetic replica of the Greek Acropolis) and beautiful vista of the city and its surroundings.   The grand ...

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    Well put on a tartan and call me Angus!

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    ... to Calton Hill, a mound that connects old town with "new" (Victorian) town.  Calton Hill is home to the National Monument, which is designed after the Parthenon and serves as a tribute to Scots who lost their lives during the Napoleonic Wars. It ...

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    Edinburgh Insider Guide

    ... . Another one of the hills in the city centre, with an easier climb to the top, is Calton Hill.  The acropolis-like National Monument is bold and inspiring, regardless if it is finished or not.  Nelson's Monument offers a great view as well, ...

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    Wind and Castles. Yep We're in Scotland alright

    ... around to the monuments. Freezing winds now really started to pick up. The kids decided to climb up on the strange, half-finished National Monument (which is famous for not being finished in 1822 because the City ran out of funds). It was supposed to be ...

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    Glasgow-Edinburgh-Inverness

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    ... dressed up as a gargoyle and other odd street performers. Day 3: This day we started off by going up to the Scottish national monument. It is just a collection of monuments atop a hill across town from the castle. After this we caught a 3.5 hour bus ...