Edinburgh_Lincoln_and_Hume_01.jpg
Summary
Description Edinburgh Lincoln and Hume 01.jpg |
English:
The Scottish – American Soldiers Monument, a memorial in the
Old Calton Cemetery
(Edinburgh Scotland) was raised in remembrance of the Scottish American Soldiers who fought in the American Civil War, it was unveiled in 1893. This is the only memorial dedicated to the American Civil War outside the USA. The bronze lifesize statue of
Abraham Lincoln
was created by the American sculptor
George E. Bissell
.The large cylindrical tower is the tomb of the philosopher
David Hume
, it was designed by Robert Adam in 1777.
Nederlands:
Het
Scottish – American Soldiers Monument
, een memoriaal op het
Old Calton Cemetery
(Edinburgh, Schotland), opgericht ter herinnering van de Schots-Amerikaanse soldaten in de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog. Het is het enige monument ter herdenking van de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog in Europa. Het bronzen beeld van
Abraham Lincoln
werd vervaardigd door de Amerikaanse beeldhouwer
George E. Bissell
. De cilindrische structuur op de achtergrond is het grafmonument van
David Hume
, dat is ontworpen door Robert Adam.
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Author | Ad Meskens | |||
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Camera location | 55° 57′ 12.75″ N, 3° 11′ 09.94″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 55.953542; -3.186094 |
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