William Henry Playfair Monument

En la calle Chambert cerca de la entrada del Museo Nacional de Escocia se puede encontrar esta estatua de estilo neoclasico que muestra este arquitecto local del siglo 19, como un hombre joven apuesto e interesante. En la base hay un altorelieve clásico que representa a Palas Atenea y a Venus probablemente. Enfrente en la mis a acera está otra estatua del personaje que da nombre a la calle. Merece la pena ver ambos conjuntos escultóricos.

This statue stands in tribute to William Henry Playfair, a 19th century Scottish architects, who designed the eastern part of the New Town and many of Edinburgh's neoclassical landmarks such as City Observatory on Calton Hill, the Royal Scottish Academy Building and the National Monument etc.The statue depicts William Henry Playfair dressed as a gentleman of the 19th century. The statue has William Henry Playfair standing in portrait pose, his left hand resting on a table and in his right, he holds a stack of papers, perhaps his next architectural masterplan.