Edinburgh

by Magnus Linklater (Introduction), Magnus Linklater (Introduction)

Edinburgh’s rugged setting and vast collection of Medieval and Georgian architecture make it one of the most picturesque cities in Europe. In 1995, UNESCO named the Old Town and New Town districts World Heritage Sites, and there are over 4,500 listed buildings within the city. Mark Denton’s Edinburgh is an extraordinary visual guide to the city and its surroundings. Landmarks such as Arthur’s Seat, the Forth Rail Bridge, and the Scott Monument leap from the page, and new icons like the Scottish Parliament and the Museum of Modern Art are vividly presented. Denton’s camera roams east to North Berwick and Bass Rock, west to Linlithgow, south to the Pentland Hills, north to North Queensferry, and takes in the amazing and mysterious Rosslyn Chapel. An introduction by Magnus Linklater, former editor of The Scotsman, provides an absorbing look at Edinburgh’s location, history, architecture, culture, and society.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published August 18, 2009

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

a perfect photographic portrait of edinburgh. mark denton is an amazing master of the panoramic photo, so suited to capturing the beauty of this 'fairy tale' city. it is an expensive book, but amazon's prices help a lot. This is a very large book with almost 200 pages of incredible photographs. when we were in edinburgh, i looked through all the souvenir books for one to take home. i bought the best one i could find, but wasn't happy with it. this is the book i was looking for. instead of snapshots taken from a moving bus in the rain (our photos from our trip), i can now sit down and page slowly through this book and revisit the castle on the rock, arthur's seat, calton hill, the firth of forth, princes street garden, st. mary's cathedral, the royal botanic gardens, the scottish parliament, the national gallery, and all of edinburgh's other treasures.