William Henry Playfair
William Henry Playfair
(
1790
-
1857
) was one of the greatest Scottish architects of the 19th Century. 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
.
Timeline of major projects
1822
Commissioned by the Institution for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Scotland. The building was opened in
1826
1824
In collaboration with
Charles Robert Cockerell
, designed an exact replica of the
Parthenon
which was to be built on top of
Calton Hill
, however due to lack of investment it was never finished.
August 30
1850
Prince Albert
laid the foundation stone of the
National Gallery of Scotland
.
1859
National Gallery of Scotland opened to the public two years after Playfair's death.
Playfair, William Henry Playfair, William Henry Playfair, William Henry
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