Over 100 Years old this monument has seen some very famous people in it's time. Just around the corner from the Scott monument the Balmoral in Gaelic means 'majestic dwelling', it was opened as its most recent iteration of the hotel by Sean Connery in 1991.
I took this photo in the late evening whilst waiting for a tour group to leave for the Scottish Highlands.
The building itself has a sense of place and feels very imposing, the latest refurbishment has made it true 5 star accomodation however it did not take away from its old charm character. It's little wonder that JK Rowling chose to finish the last of her original Harry Potter series novels Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows here. You can read a bit more about it and the inscription she left on a marble bust in her room now known as the JK Rowling Suite here just don't expect the room to be cheap!
The photo is a 10 second exposure at f/22 and 17mm shot on a consumer grade Nikon d7000 with a 17-55mm.
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