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Title: Identifying building - probably UK (COMPLETED)
Post by: Hibee on Sunday 27 December 20 18:37 GMT (UK)
Can anyone help me identify this building in a photo from the 1950s?  It was thought by the daughter of the man in the picture to be the National Gallery in Edinburgh, but I'm sure it isn't, for several reasons.

Thanks

Hibee
Title: Re: Identifying building - probably UK
Post by: arthurk on Sunday 27 December 20 19:25 GMT (UK)
I was looking for images of classical buildings in Edinburgh, just in case it was in the city but not the National Gallery, and one of the results included a picture of the Propylaea in Munich (a city gate). What do you think?

About half way down this page: https://ewh.org.uk/what-is-greek-revival/

Or, https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187309-d7256949-i144432527-Propylaea-Munich_Upper_Bavaria_Bavaria.html
Title: Re: Identifying building - probably UK
Post by: Viktoria on Sunday 27 December 20 19:30 GMT (UK)
There is certainly a good big space in front of a building like that,  on Prince’s St .
Viktoria.
Title: Re: Identifying building - probably UK
Post by: JenB on Sunday 27 December 20 19:42 GMT (UK)
I think Arthur definitely has it, The Propylaea in Munich
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylaea_(Munich)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylaea_(Munich)#/media/File%3APropylaeen_Muenchen-1.jpg
Title: Re: Identifying building - probably UK
Post by: Jool on Sunday 27 December 20 20:20 GMT (UK)
I was just about to get stuck into a search for this building when I see you have cracked it already Arthur, well done!  :)
Title: Re: Identifying building - probably UK
Post by: Hibee on Monday 28 December 20 09:34 GMT (UK)
Thank you so much for identifying the building, despite my misdirection!

Hibee
Title: Re: Identifying building - probably UK (COMPLETED)
Post by: arthurk on Monday 28 December 20 11:11 GMT (UK)
It was a bit of a fluke - I mean, when you're looking for images of classical buildings in Edinburgh, it's totally normal to be shown a thumbnail of one in Munich, right?  ::)
Title: Re: Identifying building - probably UK (COMPLETED)
Post by: Hibee on Monday 28 December 20 11:14 GMT (UK)
Serendipitous.