| P number: | P530850 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Building at 9-10 St. Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, Lothian Region. |
| Description: | At the corner of two of Edinburgh's most important public spaces, St. Andrew Square and George Street stands the former Scottish Widows Building, constructed in 1962 by the famous architect Sir Basil Spence, with Glover and Ferguson. Clearly designed to impress, the building is clad with Carboniferous Derby Dene limestone containing fossils of crinoids and brachiopod, above a striking black ground floor of imported 'Bon Accord' gabbro. Basil Spence was one of the most famous British architects of the 20th century, making his name for the rebuilding of Coventry Cathedral in 1951, symbolic of Britain's reconstruction after the Second World War. He was particularly known for bringing contemporary architecture into the public domain. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 176.88 KB; 1000 x 669 pixels; 85 x 57 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 177 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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