Image: The National Monument from the Nelson Monument, Calton Hill

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Description: The unfinished monument to the Scottish dead of the Napoleonic Wars has often been described as 'Edinburgh's disgrace'. The intention was to build a church which would be a replica of the Parthenon in Ancient Athens, but the money ran out.
Title: The National Monument from the Nelson Monument, Calton Hill
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Author: Kim Traynor
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