Greenside Place at the top of Leith Walk

Omni Centre

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Paolozzi Sculpture

  

 Street Views - Greenside Place - Omni Centre sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi

©  Peter Stubbs  -  peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk                                                                                                 Photo taken 6 October 2005

 

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      View towards the Omni Centre from in front of St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, with sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi in the foreground ©

Hand
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Sculptures on the pavement outside St Mary's Cathedral at the top of Leith Walk - 'Hand' by Eduardo Paolozzi ©

Foot

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Eduardo Paolozzi sculptures

 

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Omni Centre and Paolozzi Sculpture

This view looks to the north-east from in front of St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral.

Buildings

View towards the Omni Centre from in front of St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, with sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi in the foreground ©

In the background in this photo is Greenside Place at the top of Leith Walk opened in 2002.  The glass-fronted building is the Omni Centre,  a 12-screen cinema, hotel and health centre.

Sculptures

In the foreground is one of three sculptures installed in 1991 in front of the Cathedral, all by Eduardo Paolozzi, The Manuscript of Monte Casino.

Eduardo Paolozzi

The sculptor, Eduardo Paolozzi was born in Leith to Italian parents in 1924.  He attended the Edinburgh College of Art in 1943 but was called up for service in the army the following year.  He later attended London's Slade School, then travelled to Paris.

His studio has been recreated in the Dean Gallery, Edinburgh.

He was awarded an Honorary Degree by Edinburgh University in February 2005.  He died in April 2005, aged 81.

 

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