South Side page 8
Page 12 or 11 or 10 or 9 or 7 or 6 or 5 or 4 or 3 or 2 or 1 or back to Ed South
 |
From Explore the University of Edinburgh: This is the Playfair Library in Edinburgh University's Old College. Enter through arch (Robert Adam 1789) beneath the dome by Robert Rowand Anderson, into the Old Quad (William Playfair 1819-27), and up the steps to the left. Playfair’s Library is on the first floor, with its eleven bays of books supporting a coffered vaulted ceiling, it is one of Edinburgh’s grandest interiors. | |
 |
A look at one of the shelves shows bound volumes of official records of the Human Rights Committee. | |
 |
A closer look reveals more detail of the diamond shaped leaded glass and its ornamentation. (Updated pictures 2009 on page 12.) | |
 |
A few yards away from the Playfair Library is a less permanent display of creative efforts, painted on the fence where Lothian Street meets Potterrow. | |
 |
Photographed from Whinny Hill. The top of Arthur's Seat has its usual complement of visitors, admiring the view from 251m (822 feet) above sea level. | |
 |
The October sun is still low in the sky at noon and glances across the sloping top of Salisbury Crags, picking out the detail of the footpaths. Three walkers can be seen on the left of the picture. The footpath following the bottom of the crags is the Radical Road. Down below is the Queen's Drive - the road through Holyrood Park. | |
 |
Two minutes later and I've aimed the camera a little higher, following the three walkers as they continue towards the top of the crags and the best view over the city. Most people's natural fear of heights keeps them from straying too near to the edge. | |
 |
After descending the zig-zag path, I've taken the path along the top of the crags. This picture shows a walker coming down the slope towards me. | |
 |
This shows a cliff-edge walker with the city and the Firth of Forth down below. | |
 |
The road through Holyrood Park called Queen's Drive runs along the bottom of the picture. Compare the trees with two similar pictures on page 3. | |
 |
Looking down from the top of Salisbury Crags onto the Radical Road. Two walkers admire the view over the city. |
(The Home Page drop-down menu for Central - Arthur's
Seat has 100s more photos)
Page 12 or 11 or 10 or 9 or 7 or 6 or 5 or 4 or 3 or 2 or 1 or
back to Ed South