page_title: Architecture of Aberdeen
section_title: Lord Byron
hierarchical_section_title: Architecture of Aberdeen / Statues / Lord Byron
caption_attribution_description: Peter Atkinson, 29/11/06 this can be found here at wikimedia commons
context_page_description: The architecture of Aberdeen, Scotland, is known for the use of granite as the principal construction material. The stone, which has been quarried in and around the city, has given Aberdeen the epithet The Granite City, or more romantically, and less commonly used, the Silver City, after the mica in the stone which sparkles in the sun.
  The hard grey stone is one of the most durable materials available and helps to explain why the city's buildings look brand-new when they have been newly cleaned and the cement has been pointed. Unlike other Scottish cities where less durable stone, such as sandstone, has been used, the buildings do not weather, and need very little maintenance.
context_section_description: Lord Byron's bronze statue, by Pittendreigh MacGillivray stands in grounds of Aberdeen Grammar School in front of the original main entrance.
caption: Seamount Court and Porthill Court (foreground)
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