The City Observatory was an astronomical observatory on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is also known as the Calton Hill Observatory.
Front of the Playfair Building
View from Nelson's Monument
Gothic Tower in 1792
Gothic Tower in 2013
Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Views of, and from, the hill are often used in photographs and paintings of the city.
A view of Calton Hill with some of its many monuments, seen from the Salisbury Crags
View over Edinburgh, with the Dugald Stewart Monument in the foreground
Thistles on Calton Hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, 2023
Washerwomen on Calton Hill (1825)