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James Gibbs (23 December 1682 – 5 August 1754) was a Scottish architect. Born in Aberdeen , he trained as an architect in Rome, and practised mainly in England. He is an important figure whose work spanned the transition between English Baroque architecture and Georgian architecture heavily influenced by Andrea Palladio .
More images: Queen Victoria: Queen's Cross: 1893: Charles Bell Birch: Statue on pedestal: Bronze and granite: Category B: Q17770185 [10] More images: Lord Byron: Aberdeen Grammar School: c. 1913: Alexander J. Leslie after James Pittendrigh Macgillivray: Statue on pedestal: Bronze and granite: Category B: Q17770109 [5] [11] More images: Lion ...
Aberdeen shown within Scotland Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of Category A listed buildings in Aberdeen, Scotland. In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic ...
The Soap Factory at 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen, Scotland, was built for Ogston & Tennant, soap and candle manufacturers, in 1922. The building was designed to be the formal office and to stand detached from the main factory and warehouses, which opened onto Loch Street. [ 1 ]
The University of Aberdeen was created after the merger of Marischal College and King's College, Aberdeen in 1860 under the terms of the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858. The following extract refers to this merger: [13] Universities of Kings College and Marischal College, Aberdeen. First Report of the Commissioners, 1838. 1837–38. Vol.
Aberdeen International Business Park (AIBP) is a major commercial building project located on the south eastern edge of Aberdeen International Airport, at Dyce, with direct road links to the Scottish motorway network, and close to Dyce railway station. The park's 40 acres will eventually provide up to 92,000 sq m of development, including ...
Woodhill House is a large office development on Westburn Road in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was built as the headquarters of Grampian Regional Council in 1977 and then became the offices and meeting place of Aberdeenshire Council in 1996.
The building was commissioned as a banking hall for the Aberdeen Banking Company which had been founded in 1767. [2] It was designed by James Burn in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1801. [1] [3] [4] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of five bays facing onto Castle Street.