Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, Photo, Architect, Date, Building, History

Queen St building, New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland : Thomas Hamilton

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Royal College of Physicians
Built: 1845
Architect: Thomas Hamilton ; Robert Adam (part)

Address: 9 Queen St

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Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh: Queen Street facade © Adrian Welch

Late Greek Revival, one of only two Scottish buildings illustrated in Watkin's 'A History of Western Architecture' (the other is Glasgow School of Art). Hamilton also designed the Royal High School.

Watkins describes the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (p.399) like this: 'The bold essays in the Greek Revival by Thomas Hamilton included the Royal High School and the more eclectic Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh'. He states however that St George's Hall in Liverpool is the finest British example of the Greek Revival.

Royal College of Physicians architect : Thomas Hamilton

No. 8 Queen St is by Robert Adam, 1771



Conference centre in 8-13 Queen Street

Scottish Architecture

Royal College of Physicians context : Edinburgh New Town

Also by Thomas Hamilton in Edinburgh:
Thomas Hamilton Edinburgh
Royal High School, Calton Hill

Royal College of Surgeons



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Harvey Nichols
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