Royal Scottish Academy Building

Royal Scottish Academy Building
The Royal Scottish Academy Building seen from Princes Street
Royal Scottish Academy Building is located in Edinburgh city centre
Royal Scottish Academy Building
Location within Edinburgh city centre
Established1822; 202 years ago (1822)
LocationThe Mound
Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55°57′06″N 3°11′47″W / 55.9517°N 3.1963°W / 55.9517; -3.1963
Public transit accessEdinburgh Trams Princes Street
National Rail Edinburgh Waverley
Websitewww.royalscottishacademy.org

The Royal Scottish Academy building, the home of the Royal Scottish Academy, is an art museum in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated at the junction of The Mound and Princes Street in the centre of the city. It was built by William Henry Playfair in 1822-6. Along with the adjacent National Gallery of Scotland, their neo-classical design helped to transform Edinburgh into the cityscape known as "the Athens of the North". Today the structure is a Category A listed building.