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Scott Monument, Edinburgh's iconic landmark!

The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott, a famous Scottish poet and storyteller, built in 1840 and situated in Princes St Gardens, Edinburgh EH2 2EJ, Scottland. The tower stand height 200.6 feet and has viewing platforms reached by a series of spiral staircases giving panoramic views of central Edinburgh and its surroundings, and a total of 287 steps which built from Binny Sandstone quarrie in West Lothian, disfigured by black patches on the surface of the stone, caused by the smoke of the city, and by the smoke of the locomotives of the railway close by, but gives the monument a unique and classic look. The Scott Monument is administered by the City of Edinburgh Council Museums department, admission to all levels is £8, it is one of the famous landmark of Edinburgh! #mytripvlog#fallingforfall#tripblazers
Posted: Oct 17, 2022
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