Caird Hall
The Caird Hall is a concert hall in the Scottish city of Dundee in the council area of the same name . In 1979 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 2009.
history
The building was built as a result of a donation from textile industrialist and philanthropist James Caird, 1st Baronet . His donation covered part of the approximately £ 100,000 construction cost. The city architect James Thomson provided the design for the Caird Hall, which began in 1913 . King George V and Queen Mary attended the foundation stone ceremony . By pressing a jade and an emerald button they opened the work. The emerald was later integrated into the chain of office of the urban Lord Provost . As the war began, construction was interrupted and the building was not completed until after the First World War in 1923.
description
The neoclassical Caird Hall forms the southeastern end of the City Square on the southern edge of the city center. Several historic buildings on the site had to be demolished for construction, including the former town hall designed by William Adam . A 13-axis Doric colonnade extends along the main facade, which is exposed to the northwest . The three central entrance portals rest in segmented arched recesses. The frieze below the cornice is unadorned. The building closes with a gently sloping roof with a flat roof all around .
The interior is monumental. The adjoining Marryat Hall , on the other hand, is designed in the Rococo style.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Caird Hall in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Information on events at the Caird Hall
- Entry on Caird Hall in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 27 '35.7 " N , 2 ° 58' 7.1" W.