Famous Tolbooth Tavern Edinburgh Scotland
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4752 x 3744 px | 40.2 x 31.7 cm | 15.8 x 12.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
26 August 2013Location:
Edinburgh Old Town, Lothian, Scotland EH1More information:
Canongate Tolbooth is a historic landmark of the Old Town section of Edinburgh, Scotland (U.K.) built in 1591 as a tolbooth, that is, a courthouse, burgh jail and meeting place, for the, then, separate burgh of the Canongate. The building is now occupied by The People's Story Museum and is protected as a category A listed building In 1875 the City Architect, Robert Morham completely restored and remodeled the exterior giving it back its medieval look (based on Gordon of Rothiemay's map of 1647). This work included remodeling the interior to create museum spaces.