McManus Galleries
The McManus Galleries are a picture gallery and museum 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.
history
The building was completed in 1867 as the Albert Institute . It is the largest memorial to Prince Albert outside of London . The Scottish architect George Gilbert Scott is responsible for the design . It is based on an unrealized design by Scott for Hamburg City Hall. The east wing planned by Dundeer city architect William Alexander was opened in 1887.
description
The McManus Galleries are on the north edge of downtown Dundee near the High School of Dundee and The Howff . The two-story, neo-Gothic building is executed in the decorated style , but also has motifs of the Scottish Baronials . It has a roughly U-shaped floor plan. Its masonry is made of yellowish sandstone . The slim, ridge- mounted ridge turrets , which sit on the slate-covered gable roofs of the side wings, are striking .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- McManus Galleries website
- Entry on McManus Galleries in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 56 ° 27 ′ 45.2 " N , 2 ° 58 ′ 15.8" W.