Scott Monument, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland

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The Scott Monument is a Victorian gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. The tower is feet or metres tall, and the small viewing deck near the top - which gives a panoramic view of central Edinburgh and its surroundings - is reached by a narrow spiral staircase with 287 steps. Construction began in 1840 and ran for nearly four years.

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Size: 3391px × 5100px
Location: Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland
Photo credit: © Dan Rosen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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