Statue (1852) of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, mounted on his favourite horse Copenhagen in front of Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh. Local sculptor John Steell [sic] was given the commission in 1842 while Wellington (1769–1852) was still alive.
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Imposing
Elaborate portal, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh. Imposing pairs of columns support a triglyph frieze and enclose the royal coat of arms of Scotland. A squat clocktower is topped by a regal crown.
Turret
Late 16th-century Canongate Tolbooth with turret and public clock, Old Town, Edinburgh
Acropolis
Figures dwarfed by unfinished neoclassical pillared portico of Scotland’s National Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Baggage
Harry Potter King Cross Station display, Waterstone’s bookshop, Edinburgh
Castellated
Governor’s House, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, from Waverley station
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