Marischal College, Aberdeen, UK
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Thathanka
N 57° 08.941 W 002° 05.823
30V E 554631 N 6334335
The second largest granite building in the world.
Waymark Code: WMCK9Q
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/16/2011
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Marischal College is a building and former university in the centre of the city of Aberdeen.
Formerly the seat of the ancient Marischal College and University of Aberdeen founded in 1593, the building was retained by the unified University of Aberdeen following its creation in 1860 by the merger of Marischal College and King's College, a university founded in 1495 in Old Aberdeen to the north of the modern Aberdeen city centre. The buildings of Marischal College continued to be used for general university purposes until recent times and were significantly rebuilt and expanded upon throughout this period. The construction of the modern college building began in 1835 and took its present form in the early part of the 20th century, following the demolition of previous buildings on the site. It is the second largest granite building in the world.
The building is owned by the University of Aberdeen and used for ceremonial events. A significant portion of the College building is leased on a long-term basis to Aberdeen City Council, providing the council with corporate office space adjacent to the city's Town house, the historic seat of local government.
[Based on the information from Wikipedia.]
Address:
Marischal College
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire United Kingdom
AB10 1
Web Site: [Web Link]
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