National Monument of Scotland

The National Monument of Scotland, is Scotland's national memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.

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It was designed during 1823–6 by Charles Robert Cockerell and William Henry Playfair and is modelled upon the Parthenon in Athens. Construction started in 1826 and due to the lack of funds, was left unfinished in 1829. This circumstance gave rise to various nicknames such as "Scotland's Folly", and "Edinburgh's Disgrace"

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