Political Martyrs' Monument by janescottcumming

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	Jane Cumming

Political Martyrs' Monument

It seems like every large city has an obelisk.
We saw the one in Edinburgh while walking the Royal mile.
This is the Martyrs' Monument, a needle-like obelisk designed by Thomas Hamilton.
It was built to commemorate five men who dreamed of a democratic political system at the end of the eighteenth century.

Canon EOS 70D
1/800s f/16.0 at 55.0mm iso200 hide exif

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Graeme		23-Jun-2024 10:26
A fine composition.V

Dan Greenberg		08-Sep-2023 22:12
What an unexpected pairing of structures - one castle with a nearby miniature version of the Washington Monument. ~BV~

Zoltán Balogh		03-Aug-2023 07:03
I love the clever way you composed it, Jane! V

Alexander Kazakov		02-Aug-2023 10:38
Strong! V

Boris Alexander Keller		29-Jul-2023 10:22
Looks like time to have a scotch and study the architecture! :) V

Julie Oldfield		29-Jul-2023 02:25
A telling contrast in architecture between the monument and castle. V

Hank Vander Velde		29-Jul-2023 00:39
Interesting history and well captured image Jane.

Nirvan Hope		28-Jul-2023 23:14
Typical Scottish weather. That's quite a 'tombstone' for the five whose political dreams were not wrong.

Nick Paoni		28-Jul-2023 19:59
Interesting comparing the simplicity of the obelisk with the complexity of the castle.

globalgadabout		28-Jul-2023 16:23
at least it salutes local heroes, and is not plunder from Egypt like so many around Europe...it balances with the crenellated tower well, and both contrast with the natural shapes of trees..

Walter Otto Koenig		28-Jul-2023 15:03
Very nice view of the castle. The obelisk seems strangely out of place but adds to the composition. "V"

Helen Betts		28-Jul-2023 13:30
Impressive monument and building in this fine composition. V.

joseantonio		28-Jul-2023 13:20
nice composition with this POV...V

Pierre Martin		28-Jul-2023 12:30
great picture of these old architecture, nice those fortress towers!

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