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1818 – City Observatory, Calton Hill, Edinburgh

Architect: William Playfair

The third design for this Observatory, the original building (centre of photograph) is a small cruciform classical temple with a central telescope and dome.

1829 – Drumbanagher House, Poyntzpass, Co. Armagh

Architect: William Playfair

Drumbanagher House was a very large, Italianate mansion by William Playfair built for Lieutenant-Colonel Maxwell Close,

1829 – National Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh

Architect: Charles Robert Cockerell

The National Monument was built as an act of deliberate folly and contrary to popular lore was not the result of lack of funds.

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