Location sleuth

You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to be a location sleuth. Can you guess where these scrambled campus photos were taken?

Have a go yourself or gather some university pals together and incorporate this into an online quiz.

1. Here's an easy one to get you started...

An image scrambled into 144 tiles. Pink, light green and brown tones. — Photo by Jill Bruce, 2020.

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A favourite outdoor gathering place near the central campus.

2. More blossoms, but where?

An image scrambled into 144 tiles. Light blue, light brown-grey, pink and green tones.

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Built in the 1920s, this location is the base for experts in fields like Climate Analysis, Soil Science and Atmospheric Chemistry Modelling.

3. Look up

An image scrambled into 144 tiles. Mostly brown tones with pops of bright colour.

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Completed at the end of the 19^th century, this building is named after the Scottish brewer and politician who enabled its construction.

4. Look down

An image scrambled into 144 tiles. Light blue, green, white, grey and brown tones.

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You probably love or hate the building where this photo was taken. Here's the view from the ninth floor.

5. Glass galore

An image scrambled into 144 tiles. Light blues, turquoise, terracotta tones. — Photo by Norrie Russell.

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This building opened in 2011 and is around 7 miles out from Waverley Station.

6. Throwback time

An image scrambled into 144 tiles. Greyscale. — Photo by alumnus Dr John Guy.

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This photo was taken circa 1963 when Dr John Guy was a student of medicine at the University. The building shown was designed by architect David Bryce.

7. It's cloudy again

An image scrambled into 144 tiles. Grey, white, brown and green tones. — Photo by Paul Dodds.

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You would have enjoyed views onto Arthur's Seat and a cooked breakfast if you stayed here.

8. Meet you at...

An image scrambled into 144 tiles. Grey, brown, light blue, green and purple tones.

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"The first purpose-built [what?] in the world."

9. Three's the magic number

Can you name the two buildings depicted and identify the vantage point?

An image scrambled into 144 tiles. Light blue, grey, light brown and green tones with pops of red and yellow.

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Neighbours include politicians and video game creators.

10. Final one

Photo scrambled into 144 tiles. Blue, dark grey and red tones. — Photo by Lawrence Winram.

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This is a world-class clinical research facility.

Did you guess correctly?

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1. The Meadows in springtime, 2020.

2. Crew Building, King's Buildings, 2012.

3. Ceiling of McEwan Hall, 2017.

4. View onto Buccleuch Place and the Meadows from the David Hume Tower's ninth floor, which back in 2013 housed the German Gibson Library.

5. The Roslin Institute, 2011.

6. Old Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Lauriston Place, ca. 1963.

7. Chancellor's Court at Pollock Halls, 2017.

8. Teviot Row House.

9. View onto Paterson's Land, St Leonard's Land and the Crags from Dalhousie Land, 2018.

10. The Queen's Medical Research Institute at Edinburgh BioQuarter, 2007.

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Publication date

12 May, 2020