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Marischal College ( ⫽ ˈmɑːrʃl ⫽ MAR-shəl) [2] is a large granite building on Broad Street in the centre of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland, and since 2011 has been the headquarters of Aberdeen City Council.
Marischal College was founded in 1593, becoming Aberdeen's second university. King's College had been founded in 1495. The two Colleges merged in 1860 to form the modern University of Aberdeen. Medicine and Law were taught at Marischal and Arts and Divinity at King's College.
Marischal College was founded in 1593, becoming Aberdeen's second university. King's College had been founded in 1495. The two Colleges merged in 1860 to form the modern University of Aberdeen. The original buildings of Marischal College were damaged by fire in 1639 but repaired.
Marischal College. Get Directions. Geo Coordinates: 57.1496, -2.096248. Marischal College has been leased by the University to Aberdeen City Council, and has been renovated to become the Council's new headquarters, as well as the city centre base for Police Scotland.
Marischal College is said to be the second biggest granite building in the world (the largest being the Escorial in Spain). It is a blend of two styles: A. Marshall Mackenzie’s ‘perpendicular gothic’ (1890s) and Archibald Simpson’s earlier more austere architecture (1837).
MARISCHAL COLLEGE ABOUT The names of students who graduated or attended Marischal College from 1593-1860, taken from the original manuscript registers, were published in Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis – Selections from the Records of the Marischal College and University MDXCIII-MDCCCLX. Volume II. Officers, Graduates, and Alumni.
Located on Broad Street in the city centre, Marischal College is a spectacular, imposing granite building, thought of by many as a symbol of Aberdeen and its industrial granite history. Originally constructed in 1593, it became Aberdeen’s second university, following the already established King’s College.
