Sphinxes and Carvings, Supreme Court
Sphinxes and Carvings, Supreme Court
Sphinxes and Carvings, Supreme Court
Sphinxes and Carvings, Supreme Court
Sphinxes and Carvings, Supreme Court

Image credit: Gordon Baird

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Deep cornice and balustraded parapet with decorative panels inset, some surmounted by stone sphinxes. The first floor windows of the building have moulded architraves and consoled cornices, some of which are pedimented. William Burn made later developments and alterations to the stonework.
Title

Sphinxes and Carvings, Supreme Court

Date

1803–1810

Accession number

EH1_GB_S013

Work type

Building

Owner

City of Edinburgh Council

Custodian

City of Edinburgh Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

A (Scotland)

Listing date

14/12/70

Access

at all times

Access note

The sculptures are on the façade and roofline of the Supreme Court building.

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Located at

Parliament Square, Edinburgh

EH1 1RF

Supreme Court, Parliament Square near Royal Mile