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Elphinstone Hall, Aberdeen. Elphinstone Hall is a large hall belonging to the University of Aberdeen, located at their King's College campus in Old Aberdeen.It is a 20th-century building which replaced the "Common Hall" and is named after Bishop William Elphinstone, the founder of the University.
The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated Aberd. in post-nominals; Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland.It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland, petitioned Pope Alexander VI on behalf of James IV, King of Scots to establish King's College, [5] making it one of Scotland's four ancient ...
The building contains the Zoology Museum. It holds various exhibits from the university's collections. [4] Specimens range in age from the 1840s to the late 1970s. [5] The only known egg from the Jerdon's courser was discovered in an uncatalogued drawer in the museum.
The building was completed in September 2011 and was initially known simply as the Aberdeen University New Library. [ 6 ] [ 9 ] On 21 September 2012, the building's name was changed to honour Duncan Rice, who had been Principal of the university 1990–2006, during the time that the project was conceived and the funds were raised. [ 10 ]
The central building in 2009 Hillhead Student Village (formerly Hillhead Halls of Residence ) is a group of buildings that provide accommodation for students at the University of Aberdeen . [ 1 ]
Marischal College (/ ˈ m ɑː r ʃ l / MAR-shəl) [2] is a large granite building on Broad Street in the centre of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland, and since 2011 has been the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council. The building was constructed for and is on long-term lease from the University of Aberdeen, which still uses parts of the building ...
University of Aberdeen: The Science Teaching Hub is a building at the University of Aberdeen. History. Plans for the building were revealed on 1 September 2017 ...
The iconic and renowned buildings of King's College are perhaps the dominant structures of Old Aberdeen. The College itself now finds itself surrounded by the wider Old Aberdeen campus of the University of Aberdeen which, since the decline of Marischal College, is now the main focal point of the university. The area boasts two museums, King's ...