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2023-04-17 08:16:20 +0000 UTC
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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The Burns Memorial / Monument
Re-opened in 2009 following extensive restoration work, this is more than a monument, it's a small, circular temple in the Neo-Greek style typical of Georgian era Edinburgh, constructed in honour of Scotland's national bard Robert Burns (1759 to 1796).
The Burns monument is on Regent Road at the Southerly foot of Calton Hill looking out to Arthur's seat in Holyrood Park (not to be confused with the Burns Monument Centre in Kay Park, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire).
The foundation stone of the Edinburgh Burns Monument was laid in 1831. It was designed by Thomas Hamilton, who was also responsible for the Royal High School just across the road.
The building originally housed a white marble statue of the poet - that's now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Edinburgh and District Burns Clubs Association still meet here regularly.
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