The Acropolis
Edinburgh is often called the Athens of the North.
The acropolis was meant to be a replica of the Parthenon in Athens, as a memorial to those who had died in the Napoleonic Wars. Building began in 1822, but funds ran dry and celebrated Edinburgh architect William Playfair only saw a facade of his building completed. Plans since to complete the building never really get much support.
It seems ironic to me that in Paris there are great finished memorials celebrating Napoleon who eventually lost and was exiled, whilst this monument built by the victors has never been completed.
Perhaps it was a silly idea to make it look like something that belongs in Athens……
The Acropolis
Edinburgh is often called the Athens of the North.
The acropolis was meant to be a replica of the Parthenon in Athens, as a memorial to those who had died in the Napoleonic Wars. Building began in 1822, but funds ran dry and celebrated Edinburgh architect William Playfair only saw a facade of his building completed. Plans since to complete the building never really get much support.
It seems ironic to me that in Paris there are great finished memorials celebrating Napoleon who eventually lost and was exiled, whilst this monument built by the victors has never been completed.
Perhaps it was a silly idea to make it look like something that belongs in Athens……