| P number: | P530843 |
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| Caption: | Building at 26 George Street, Edinburgh, Lothian Region. |
| Description: | The Royal Society of Edinburgh is housed in the former Commercial Union Building, built in 1909 from Portland Stone. This type of stone is extremely unusual for a building in Scotland. The Portland Stone is a limestone with a characteristic white colour and contains common fossils. It is extensively used in the south of England, particularly in London where it has been used in many famous and historic buildings. There has been some doubt as to the durability of such Portland limestone in the Scottish climate, but the few buildings in Edinburgh and Glasgow have both survived well. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 180.98 KB; 1000 x 667 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 176 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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