A NEW statue of Scots architect William Henry Playfair has been craned into place outside the National Museum of Scotland as part of a multi-million pound revamp of Chambers Street. City leaders ...

William Henry Playfair’s rejected plans for a monument to honour Sir Walter Scott and an underground shopping centre in Princes Street Gardens will see the light of day in the show. Alternative ...

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The Edinburgh home was originally built in the 1820s by celebrated Scottish architect William Henry Playfair and stretches across four floors with a self-contained two-bedroom apartment on the ...

1. The Playfair at Donaldson’s, Edinburgh EH12, from £550,000 The Playfair was designed in the mid-19th century by renowned architect William Henry Playfair in the style of an Elizabethan palace.

The grand building, built by William Henry Playfair, has stood in the centre of Edinburgh for almost 200 years, housing many exhibitions over the years on subjects ranging from Scottish ...

Ironically, locals tend not to notice the imposing magnificence of William Henry Playfair's architecture preferring instead to refer to the landmark as a bus-stop. But behind the neo-classical ...

The Neoclassical building erected to plans by William Henry Playfair in 1818 had long stood empty before it underwent its makeover into an exhibition venue. Last spring, it was next to this domed and ...

Opened in 1859, the William Henry Playfair-designed museum benefited from a new underground link connecting it with the Royal Scottish Academy constructed eight years ago.

A new statue of Scots architect William Henry Playfair has been officially unveiled outside the National Museum of Scotland. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...