McEwan Hall

McEwan Hall
General information
Location	Edinburgh, Scotland
Coordinates	55°56′43″N 3°11′22″W / 55.94537°N 3.189479°W / 55.94537; -3.189479Coordinates: 55°56′43″N 3°11′22″W / 55.94537°N 3.189479°W / 55.94537; -3.189479
Completed	1897
Cost	£115,000
Design and construction
Owner	University of Edinburgh
Architect	Sir Robert Rowand Anderson

The McEwan Hall is the graduating hall of the University of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It was presented to the University in 1897 by William McEwan, brewer and politician, at a cost of £115,000.^[1] Sir Robert Rowand Anderson was the architect.

The exterior of the D-shaped hall was completed in 1894 and the interior, which contains a mural by William M Palin, was completed in 1897.

Footnotes

1. ^ Donnachie, Ian (2004). "McEwan, William (1827–1913)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50416. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/50416. Retrieved 27 February 2010.  Subscription or UK public library membership required

References

• "McEwan Hall". University of Edinburgh. 16 December 2009. http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/estates-buildings/buildings-information/a-z-buildings-list?id=114&cw_xml=Building_profile.cfm. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
• "McEwan Hall, Edinburgh". edinburgharchitecture.co.uk. http://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/mcewan_hall.htm. Retrieved 27 February 2010.