DescriptionPlayfair Library, Edinburgh University - geograph.org.uk - 1518621.jpg
English: Playfair Library, Edinburgh University In 1817 the architect William Playfair (1789-1857) was commissioned to complete the unfinished university buildings.This,the library hall 190 feet long with a barrel-vaulted ceiling was his masterpiece. It served as a library from the 1820's until 1960 but is now used for functions and lectures. The busts in the niches lining the room are of past notable professors at the university.
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