68-110 Commercial Street
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There is a commercial building at 68–110 Commercial Street in the Scottish city of Dundee in the council area of the same name . In 1965 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
The row of buildings was built in the course of the city's modernization in 1871. The city architect William Mackison is responsible for the design . The row of buildings is on Commercial Street in the center of Dundee. It takes up the entire section between High Street and Albert Square with the McManus Galleries . The listed building 77-80 High Street adjoins on the west side. The east-facing main facade is 38 axes wide, which are arranged in the scheme 5–7–7–7–7–5. With the exception of later changes, it is structured symmetrically. The masonry of the four-story building consists of sandstone blocks .
Shops with shop windows are set up on the ground floor. The masonry on the first floor is rusticated . There, alternating triangular and segmented arched gables crown the windows. The windows on the second floor close with round arches with keystones resting on columns with composite capitals . On the central axes of the seven-axis-wide facades, balconies rest on ornamented consoles . Above, a cornice divides the facade horizontally. The final roofs are covered with slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry for 68–110 Commercial Street in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 27 '43.2 " N , 2 ° 58' 11.9" W.