Upper level, Reading room, view from North Digital image of C 44292 CN.

Description Upper level, Reading room, view from North Digital image of C 44292 CN.

Date 23/10/1994

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 721018

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 44292 CN

Scope and Content Upper level of reading room from north, National Library of Scotland, No 57 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh The National Library of Scotland was designed by architect Reginald Fairlie (1883-1952) between 1934 and 1936, and built 1937-9 (initial construction period). It was completed 1950-5 with A R Conlon as architect. This Neo-Classical library is nine storeys high, with two storeys on George IV Bridge, and the remaining seven below the bridge on the Cowgate. This shows the upper level of the reading room which was added in 1973. The furnishings are in sage green and varnished wood. The coffered ceiling (divided into recessed panels) has a row of glass domes along the centre of the room, with rows of square roof lights to either side. The windows feature intricate multi-pane glazing. This important public building was designed in a restrained Neo-Classical style. The elegant exterior with its sculptured details and smooth sandstone facing hides a concrete and steel frame necessary to support the huge seven-storeyed structure which extends below street level. This building has been selected as one of Scotland's key 20th-century Modern architectural monuments.. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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