A Story of Architecture
21 April 2016
Silver City – Education, Salvation, Damnation
To help celebrate Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture & Design, I thought I would share with you the story of some of Aberdeen’s finest architecture.
Some say we like to give nicknames to anything and everything, and in this case… we do! Education, Salvation and Damnation are the names attributed to three granite buildings overlooking our beautiful city.
By the early 1900’s the trio; Central Library, St Mark’s church and His Majesty’s Theatre imposed over Rosemount Viaduct.
By the late 1800’s the first of the three civic buildings arose. Aberdeen Central Library, now a listed building, was built to serve the residents of Aberdeen. Today is remains the headquarters of Aberdeen’s library services.
Sitting beside the library is St. Marks Church. Modelled on St Paul’s Cathedral in London, St Marks Church has a high dome and neo-classical character.
Last in the row, His Majesty’s Theatre opened in 1906 and cost just £35,000 to build. It opened with a sell-out pantomime performance of Little Red Riding Hood. Today, the theatre is a distinguished venue boasting one of the most beautiful auditoriums in the UK.
These buildings provide us with not only grand architecture but also a fruitful history. For more information about places of interest visit www.visitabdn.com/places-of-interest.