McCaig's Tower, also known as McCaig's Folly, is a prominent tower on Battery Hill overlooking the town of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is built of Bonawe granite taken from the quarries across Airds Bay, on Loch Etive, from Muckairn, with a circumference of about 200 metres (660 ft) with two-tiers of 94 lancet arches (44 on the bottom and 50 on top). It is a Grade B Listed historic monument. The structure was commissioned, at a cost of £5,000 sterling (£500,000 at 2006 prices using GDP deflator), by the wealthy, philanthropic banker (North of Scotland Bank), John Stuart McCaig.
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- McCaig's Tower (fr)
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| - Der McCaig’s Tower ist eine Sehenswürdigkeit in Oban (Argyll and Bute), Schottland. Es handelt sich um einen nicht fertiggestellten, dem Kolosseum von Rom nachempfundenen Zierbau mit einem Durchmesser von etwa 200 Metern. Der wohlhabende Bankier John Stuart McCaig begann 1897 mit dem Bau. (de)
- McCaig's dorrea (ingelesez: McCaig's Tower) Eskoziako Oban herrian dagoen eraikin ikusgarria da. (eu)
- McCaig's Tower is een negentiende-eeuws, Colosseum-achtig gebouw in Oban in de Schotse regio Argyll and Bute. De toren staat ook bekend onder de naam McCaig's Folly. (nl)
- McCaig's Tower, also known as McCaig's Folly, is a prominent tower on Battery Hill overlooking the town of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is built of Bonawe granite taken from the quarries across Airds Bay, on Loch Etive, from Muckairn, with a circumference of about 200 metres (660 ft) with two-tiers of 94 lancet arches (44 on the bottom and 50 on top). It is a Grade B Listed historic monument. The structure was commissioned, at a cost of £5,000 sterling (£500,000 at 2006 prices using GDP deflator), by the wealthy, philanthropic banker (North of Scotland Bank), John Stuart McCaig. (en)
- La McCaig's Tower (Tour de McCaig) est un bâtiment établi sur une colline dominant la ville d'Oban en Écosse. Il s'agit d'une fabrique bâtie par le riche banquier philanthrope John Stuart McCaig, entre 1895 et sa mort en 1902. L'intention de McCaig était de donner à sa famille un monument durable et de fournir du travail aux maçons locaux pendant les mois d'hiver. McCaig était un admirateur de l'architecture romaine et grecque, et établit des plans pour une structure complexe, inspirés du Colisée de Rome. Ses plans incluaient un musée et une galerie d'art, mais sa mort a entraîné l'arrêt des travaux, seuls les murs extérieurs ayant été construits. (fr)
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| - Der McCaig’s Tower ist eine Sehenswürdigkeit in Oban (Argyll and Bute), Schottland. Es handelt sich um einen nicht fertiggestellten, dem Kolosseum von Rom nachempfundenen Zierbau mit einem Durchmesser von etwa 200 Metern. Der wohlhabende Bankier John Stuart McCaig begann 1897 mit dem Bau. (de)
- McCaig's dorrea (ingelesez: McCaig's Tower) Eskoziako Oban herrian dagoen eraikin ikusgarria da. (eu)
- La McCaig's Tower (Tour de McCaig) est un bâtiment établi sur une colline dominant la ville d'Oban en Écosse. Il s'agit d'une fabrique bâtie par le riche banquier philanthrope John Stuart McCaig, entre 1895 et sa mort en 1902. L'intention de McCaig était de donner à sa famille un monument durable et de fournir du travail aux maçons locaux pendant les mois d'hiver. McCaig était un admirateur de l'architecture romaine et grecque, et établit des plans pour une structure complexe, inspirés du Colisée de Rome. Ses plans incluaient un musée et une galerie d'art, mais sa mort a entraîné l'arrêt des travaux, seuls les murs extérieurs ayant été construits. La coquille vide de la tour domine donc désormais Oban, et constitue un jardin public doté d'une vue sur les îles de Kerrera, Lismore et Mull. Une table d'orientation et des bancs sont installés au pied du monument. (fr)
- McCaig's Tower, also known as McCaig's Folly, is a prominent tower on Battery Hill overlooking the town of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is built of Bonawe granite taken from the quarries across Airds Bay, on Loch Etive, from Muckairn, with a circumference of about 200 metres (660 ft) with two-tiers of 94 lancet arches (44 on the bottom and 50 on top). It is a Grade B Listed historic monument. The structure was commissioned, at a cost of £5,000 sterling (£500,000 at 2006 prices using GDP deflator), by the wealthy, philanthropic banker (North of Scotland Bank), John Stuart McCaig. John Stuart McCaig was his own architect. The tower was erected between 1897 and his death, aged 78 from cardiac arrest, on 29 June 1902 at John Square House in Oban. McCaig's intention was to provide a lasting monument to his family, and provide work for the local stonemasons during the winter months. McCaig was an admirer of Roman and Greek architecture, and had planned for an elaborate structure, based on the Colosseum in Rome. His plans allowed for a museum and art gallery with a central tower to be incorporated. Inside the central tower he planned to commission statues of himself, his siblings and their parents. His death brought an end to construction, with only the outer walls completed. Although his will included £1,000 per year for maintenance, the will was disputed by his heirs; their appeal to the court was successful. (en)
- McCaig's Tower is een negentiende-eeuws, Colosseum-achtig gebouw in Oban in de Schotse regio Argyll and Bute. De toren staat ook bekend onder de naam McCaig's Folly. (nl)
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