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Thomas Hamilton (architect)

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Thomas Hamilton (11 January 1784 – 24 February 1858) was a Scottish architect, based in Edinburgh where he designed many of that city's prominent buildings. [1]

56 relations: Alexander Adam, Alloway, Alyth, Architect, Athens, Ayr, Bedlam Theatre, Calton Hill, Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Coldstream, Cowgate, Currie, Disruption of 1843, Doric order, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Dunbar, Dunbeath Castle, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Art Festival, Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900), George IV Bridge, Glasgow, Glasgow Necropolis, Gogar, Herriot Row, John Flaxman, John Knox, John Starforth, John Steell, Joseph Hume, Kennoway, Kinghorn, Kirk of the Canongate, Kirkcudbright, List of public art in Glasgow, Modern Two (Dean Gallery), New Town, Edinburgh, Norwich Union, Old Calton Burial Ground, Patrick Park, Penicuik, Poinding, Political Martyrs' Monument, Princes Street, Robert Burns, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal High School, Edinburgh, Royal Mile, ..., Royal Scottish Academy, Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Scottish Parliament, South Leith Parish Church, St Giles' Cathedral. Expand index (6 more) »

Alexander Adam

Alexander Adam (24 June 174118 December 1809) was a Scottish teacher and writer on Roman antiquities.

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Alloway

Alloway (Gaelic Allmhaigh, pronounced) is a conservation village that is now a suburb of Ayr.

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Alyth

Alyth (Gaelic: Ailt) is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated under the Hill of Alyth five miles northeast of Blairgowrie.

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Architect

An architect is a person who plans, designs, and reviews the construction of buildings.

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Athens

Athens (Αθήνα, Athína; Ἀθῆναι, Athênai) is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Ayr

Ayr (Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a large town and former Royal Burgh on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland.

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Bedlam Theatre

Bedlam Theatre is a fully operational, 90 seat theatre housed in a former Neogothic church at the foot of George IV Bridge in central Edinburgh.

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Calton Hill

Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near the Acropolis of Athens was erected by the choregos Lysicrates, a wealthy patron of musical performances in the Theater of Dionysus, to commemorate the award of first prize in 335/334 BCE to one of the performances he had sponsored.

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Coldstream

Coldstream (An Sruthan Fuar, Caustrim) is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.

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Cowgate

The Cowgate (Scots: The Cougait) is a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, located about southeast of Edinburgh Castle, within the city's World Heritage Site.

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Currie

Currie (Currach) is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 7 miles south west of the city centre.

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Disruption of 1843

The Disruption of 1843 was a schism or division within the established Church of Scotland, in which 450 evangelical ministers of the Church broke away, over the issue of the Church's relationship with the State, to form the Free Church of Scotland.

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Doric order

The Doric order was one of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.

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Dumfries

Dumfries (possibly from Dùn Phris) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries an Gallowa, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands.

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Dunbar

Dunbar is a coastal town in East Lothian on the south-east coast of Scotland, approximately east of Edinburgh and from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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Dunbeath Castle

Dunbeath Castle is located on the east coast of Caithness, south of Dunbeath, in northern Scotland.

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Dunfermline

Dunfermline (Dunfaurlin, Dùn Phàrlain) is a town and former Royal Burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Edinburgh Art Festival

The Edinburgh Art Festival is an annual visual arts festival, held in Edinburgh, Scotland, during August and coincides with the Edinburgh International and Fringe Festivals.

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Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)

The Free Church of Scotland was a Scottish denomination which was formed in 1843 by a large withdrawal from the established Church of Scotland in a schism or division known as the Disruption of 1843.

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George IV Bridge

George IV Bridge is an elevated street in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is home to a number of the city's important public buildings.

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Glasgow

Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.

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Glasgow Necropolis

The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Gogar

Gogar is a predominantly rural area of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the west of the city.

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Herriot Row

Herriot Row is the musical moniker of New Zealand songwriter Simon Comber who has also recorded and performed under his own name.

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John Flaxman

John Flaxman R.A. (6 July 1755 – 7 December 1826) was a British sculptor and draughtsman, and a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism.

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John Knox

John Knox (– 24 November 1572) was a Scottish minister, theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation.

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John Starforth

John Starforth (1822-1898) was an English-born architect and architectural author associated solely with work in Scotland, mainly working in Lothian, Dumfries & Galloway, and the Scottish Borders.

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John Steell

Sir John Robert Steell (Aberdeen 18 September 1804 – 15 September 1891) was a Scottish sculptor.

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Joseph Hume

Joseph Hume FRS (22 January 1777 – 20 February 1855) was a Scottish doctor and Radical MP.

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Kennoway

Kennoway is a village in Fife, Scotland, near the larger population centres in the area of Leven and Methil.

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Kinghorn

Kinghorn (Ceann Gronna) is a town and parish in Fife, Scotland.

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Kirk of the Canongate

The Kirk of the Canongate, or Canongate Kirk, serves the Parish of Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town, in Scotland.

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Kirkcudbright

Kirkcudbright, (Cille Chuithbeirt) is a town and parish in Kirkcudbrightshire, of which it is traditionally the county town, within Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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List of public art in Glasgow

Public statues in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, have been used to display the wealth and history of the city over centuries.

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Modern Two (Dean Gallery)

Modern Two, formerly the Dean Gallery, in Edinburgh, is one of Scotland’s national art galleries.

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New Town, Edinburgh

The New Town is a central area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

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Norwich Union

Norwich Union was the name of insurance company Aviva's British arm before June 2009.

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Old Calton Burial Ground

The Old Calton Burial Ground is a graveyard at Calton Hill, in Edinburgh, Scotland, to the north-east of the city centre.

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Patrick Park

Patrick Park (born February 20, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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Penicuik

Penicuik is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk.

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Poinding

Poinding (pronounced as if spelled pinnding) (Scots law): that diligence whereby a debtor's property is carried directly to a creditor.

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Political Martyrs' Monument

The Political Martyrs Monument, located in the Old Calton Burial Ground on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, commemorates five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Princes Street

Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and the main shopping street in the capital.

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Robert Burns

Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known as Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire, Ploughman Poet and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist.

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Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) is a Medical Royal College in Scotland.

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Royal High School, Edinburgh

The Royal High School (RHS) of Edinburgh is a co-educational school administered by the City of Edinburgh Council.

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Royal Mile

The Royal Mile (Ryal Mile) is the name given to a succession of streets forming the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.

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Royal Scottish Academy

The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is the country’s national academy of art.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scottish National Portrait Gallery

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh.

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Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: The Scots Pairlament) is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland.

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South Leith Parish Church

South Leith Parish Church, originally the Kirk of Our Lady, is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.

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St Giles' Cathedral

St Giles' Cathedral, also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hamilton_(architect)

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