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In praise of Granite City’s architects
The Marischal College
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ABERDEEN is, Jonathan Meades contended in his 2009 BBC series Off Kilter, architecturally unique. Not simply because of its reputation as the Granite City, but because of granite’s refusal to weather.
We therefore see — often side by side — buildings of totally different architectural movements in a condition near original.
The most famous example is of course the Marischal College, which now serves as the city council’s HQ. The second-largest granite building in the world, it is a masterpiece of Gothic revival unlike any other.
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