The University of Aberdeen in the dark
The University of Aberdeen was founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and is the third oldest university in Scotland. The modern university was formed in the middle of the 19. century and merged the existing King’s College (Old Aberdeen) and the Marischal College (City Centre).
The river Don in Seaton Park
Seaton Park is one of the city’s biggest parks in Aberdeen and the River Don passes along the park.
Balmoral Castle, Royal Deeside
Balmoral Castle is located near the village of Crathie, 10 kilometres west of Ballater and 11 kilometres east of Braemar. Balmoral has been one of the residences of the British Royal Family since 1852, when it was purchased by Queen Victoria.
Duthie Park
Duthie Park is situated in Ferryhill, Aberdeen (Scotland), by the banks of the River Dee. The land was gifted to the council by Lady Elizabeth Duthie of Ruthrieston in the year 1881. Her idea was to create a memory for her uncle and her brother.
The winter gardens are the home for the second largest collections of bromeliads and of giant cacti respectively in Great Britain.
Sunrise at Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle is located on a rocky hill, about 3km south of Stonehaven, Scotland. Most of the buildings are largely of the 15th–16th centuries. The castle played an important role in the scottish history, because you can overlook the shipping lanes to northern Scotland.
Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral or St Mungo’s Cathedral is located north of High Street and east of Cathedral Street, beside the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. The cathedral was built before the Reformation from the late 12th century onwards and serving as the seat of the Bishop and later the Archbishop of Glasgow. The building is a superb example of Scottish Gothic architecture and is one of the few Scottish medieval churches to have survived the Reformation not unroofed.
Stonehaven
Stonehaven lies on Scotland’s northeast coast and grew around an Iron Age fishing village.
Dunnottar Castle
Dunnottar Castle is located on a rocky hill, about 3km south of Stonehaven, Scotland. Most of the buildings are largely of the 15th–16th centuries. The castle played an important role in the scottish history, because you can overlook the shipping lanes to northern Scotland.
Kirk of St Nicholas
The Kirk of St Nicholas is a historic church located in the city centre of Aberdeen. St Nicholas was chosen as the patron saint of Aberdeen, as a miracle attributed to him was the rescue of some sailors in a storm.
