| P number: | P531040 |
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| Caption: | Detail of column at Old College, South Bridge, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Lothian Region. |
| Description: | The image is a detail of one of the massive sandstone pillars at the entrance to the Old College of the University of Edinburgh on South Bridge. Each pillar is about 7 metres or 22 feet long, with the sedimentary bedding running parallel to its length. This can be seen as a series of thin dark lines aligned vertically on the pillars. This type of thin whispy bedding is commonly seen in the Craigleith Sandstone, for example on the National Monument on Calton Hill. Craigleith Sandstone earned a world-wide reputation as a hard and durable building stone and has been used in many prestigious buildings such as Buckingham Palace. |
| Date taken: | 25/06/1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 216.04 KB; 663 x 1001 pixels; 56 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 175 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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