Fit for an empress : imperial staircase in Edinburgh

Author

Gow, Ian

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Country life. 1990, Num. 37, Vol. 184, p. 216-218, 3 ill.

ISSN

0045-8856

Abstract (en)

Describes the recent refurbishment of the staircase at 35 S. Andrew Square, Edinburgh. The staircase, originally built 1819 to designs of Archibald Elliot, has been altered by architect Ben Tindall. Changes include the addition of a trompe-l'oeil landscape mural by Alistair Macleod and Jack Howells.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Architecture -- United Kingdom
• S. Andrew Square, 35||Edinburgh (GBR)
• Renovations
• Stairs
• 1990
• Great Britain
• Elliot, Archibald, 1760-1823
• Macleod, Alistair, 20th c.
• Howells, Jack, 20th c.
• Mural painting
• Landscape
• Trompe-l'oeil
• Architecture

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Architecture -- Royaume-Uni
• S. Andrew Square, 35||Edinburgh (GBR)
• Rénovation
• Escalier
• 1990
• Grande-Bretagne
• Elliot, Archibald, 1760-1823
• Macleod, Alistair, 20~e s.
• Howells, Jack, 20~e s.
• Peinture murale
• Paysage
• Trompe-l'oeil
• Architecture

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00419030

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