Robert Burns Monument (Alloway)
The Robert Burns Monument is a memorial in honor of the poet Robert Burns in the Scottish town of Alloway in the council area of South Ayrshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The memorial was based on a design by Scottish architect Thomas Hamilton . It is Hamilton's first public building, which he won after a tender. Hamilton did not accept his fee of 20 guineas because of the honor of building a monument in memory of Burns'. After the foundation stone was laid on July 25, 1820, the building was opened to the public on July 4, 1823.
description
The building is located in a park on the southern edge of Alloways not far from Burns Cottage , the house where Robert Burns was born. After the more expensive Ionic columns can be seen on the original sketches , the Monopteros was actually executed with Corinthian columns. It is modeled on the Lysikrates monument in Athens , but designed with free intercolumns . The monument rests on a high triangular sandstone base with flattened edges. The recessed portal on the southwest side is designed with a wooden door. Stairs lead up to the monument. Panels with Greek motifs are embedded in various places. The columns support a dome with a frieze all around . The dome closes with a richly ornamented urn bearing a gilded Apollo symbol .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Robert Burns Monument in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 25 '37 " N , 4 ° 38' 12.3" W.