On the Chambers Street in Edinburgh, outside the National Museum of Scotland a statue of the architect William Henry Playfair has been unveiled in 2016. The tall bronze statue shows Playfair standing next to a small column with a briefcase for plans in his right. His left hand rests on the small column. The pedestal includes bronze reliefs and a bronze plaque with an inscription which reads:
This statue of the architect
William Henry Playfair
1790 - 1857
was erected by
James and Amanda Garden - Kenneth and Julia Greig
Bruce and Caroline Minto - Walter and Norma Nimmo
Malcolm Offord - David and Judy Shaw
National Museums Scotland
The University of Edinburgh
The Edinburgh School of Surgery
Main donors
2016
Alexander Stoddart, sculptor, Paisley
Black Isle Bronze, founders, Nairn
"William Henry Playfair was one of the greatest Scottish architects of the 19th century, designer of the Eastern, or Third, New Town and many of Edinburgh's neoclassical landmarks.
Two of his finest works are the neoclassical buildings of the National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy which are situated in the centre of Edinburgh. The Playfair Project, completed in 2004, joined the two historic buildings with an underground link."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Playfair