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Category: Sightseeing Attractions
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Address: East Princes Street Gardens
City: Edinburgh
Scotland
Phone: 0131 529 4068
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| In 1836, an architectural competition was launched, inviting designs for an appropriate memorial. Two years later, the trustees approved the design submitted by George Meikle Kemp, and construction began in 1840, after permission was obtained from Parliament to build in Princes Street Gardens.
Since the monument opened in August 1846, millions of people have climbed the 200 foot structure to admire its commanding views of the city centre, and to obtain a closer look at the statuettes of characters from Scott's works.
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Website:http://www.cac.org.uk/venues/scott.htm
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