Chambers Street (Édimbourg)

Chambers Street est une rue d'Édimbourg, en Écosse, située au sud de la vieille ville. La rue porte le nom de William Chambers, Lord Provost d'Édimbourg qui fut le principal promoteur de l'Edinburgh Improvement Act (1867) qui conduisit à sa création en 1870. Une ruelle étroite nommée North College Street et trois places résidentielles construites au XVIIIe siècle – Adam Square, Argyle Square et Brown Square – ont disparu au cours de sa réalisation. La rue est dominée par les bâtiments de l'université et des musées.

1. Bâtiments remarquables

Bâtiments par date d'achèvement :

Old College de l'Université d'Édimbourg, 1791-1827 (la façade de Chambers Street est visiblement plate pour un bâtiment conçu différemment par Robert Adam et William Henry Playfair) Minto House, 1878 : le site était autrefois la maison de Lord Dunsinane, aujourd'hui le département d'architecture de l'Université d'Édimbourg Musée Royal, 1888, actuel Musée national d'Ecosse Adam House, Université d'Édimbourg, 1953 (conçu par William Kininmonth) Tribunal du shérif d'Édimbourg, 1995 Musée national d'Écosse, extension de 1998 Ancien hôpital et école dentaire d'Édimbourg

1. Notes et références

(en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Chambers Street, Edinburgh » (voir la liste des auteurs).

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