![http://images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servlet/detail/UoEcar~3~3~55968~101986:The-National-Monument-of-Scotland--?sort=Work_Creator_Name%2CWork_Shelfmark%2CWork_Source_Page_No%2CWork_Title&qvq=sort:Work_Creator_Name%2CWork_Shelfmark%2CWork_Source_Page_No%2CWork_Title;lc:UoEcar~3~3&mi=211&trs=346 Playfair, William Henry (b.1789, d.1857) Return of Western Portico, 1826](http://libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/diu/files/2015/02/0005917c.jpg)
The Digital Imaging Unit has digitised many architectural drawings held in University of Edinburgh special collections over the years. They always present a challenge because of thier scale. They offer a fascinating glimpse of history in relation to many of the buildings in Edinburgh that we are familiar with on a daily basis. I think many of us have a positive relationship with the National Monument more commonly known as the Acropolis on Calton Hill.