The 1825 building is one of the UK’s most-treasured neo-classical buildings. Plans were submmited to demolish part of the site and erect a five-star hotel Councillors in Edinburgh have narrowly rejected plans for a major luxury hotel on the site of the old Royal High school, one of the UK’s most treasured neo-classical buildings. Councillors voted by nine to six against the plans to erect two large stepped wings to flank the Greek revival building on Calton Hill – once mooted as a home for the Scottish parliament, and to demolish parts of the site to create a new five star hotel. Continue reading...
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