
merchiston tower

merchiston tower, jyala merchiston killa asehi mhanatat, too bahudha merchistoncha dusra laird alekzandar napier yane 1454 chya sumaras bandhala hota. too kull napiersathi aasan mhanoon kaam karato. merchistoncha 8 vaa laird aanee laghuganakacha shodh lavnara johnn napier yache heey ghar hote, jyacha janm 1550 madhye jhaala hota.
haah manora edinberg napier vidyapithachya merchiston parisarachya madhyabhagi aahe.
itihas.
killyachya sabhovatalachya jamini 1438 purvi alekzandar napier (merchistoncha pahila laird) yane adhigrahit kelya hotya aanee pudhil paach shatkanmadhye bahutek kaal napier kutumbat rahilya.
merchiston killa bahudha eka grameen ghar mhanoon bandhala gela hota, parantu tyachi dhoranatmak sthitee aanee ashant rajkiy paristhitisathi tyala mothya pramanat tatbandi karane aavashyak hote-kahee bhinti sahaa phoot jaad asavyat-aanee tyala varanvar vedha ghatala jaat asey. 1960 chya dashakat jirnoddharadarmyan, burujamadhye 26 paund vajanacha tofancha gola sapadala, joou 1572 madhye merrie, scotschee ranee aanee ticha mulga james VI chey samarthak yanchyatil sangharshapasunacha asalyache manale jaate.
march 1584 madhye edinberg nagarparishadene edinbelichya archibald napierla tyachya bagecha vistar karnyasathi jaminicha eka tukada vikala. 1659 madhye, killa niniyan lovisla vikala gela, jyachya kutumbat too 1729 paryant rahila, jevha too george watsonchya rugnalayachya (edinbergchi vyapari company) governoranna vikala gela. 1752 madhye francis napier, 6thaa laurd napierne too vikat ghetala tevha merchiston kutumbachya napierne yaa manonyache punarprapti kele.
1772 madhye, sahavya swamichya mrutyuchya eka varsh aadhi, haah buruj, johnn hopacha dusra mulga, hoppetowncha dusra earl, charles hope-wire yaa natevaikala vikala gela. 1775 madhye, vakeel robbert turner yanna, jyane teey edinberg vidyapithatil khagolshastrache pradhyapak robbert blair yanna 1785 madhye vikale.
1818 madhye jevha 9vaa laurd napier, william napierne vikat ghetala tevha napier kutumbane punha merchiston killyacha taba ghetala.
1833 madhye laurd napierne haah buruj charles chalmersla deela, jyanni merchiston casal shalechi sthapana kelee. merchistonche chaudavya laird (10 vya laurd napierche putra francis napier), mananeey johnn scott napier yanni 1914 madhye teey thet shalela vikale. 1930 madhye shalene hii imarat rikami kelee aanee sumare teen mail door asalelya thikani halavali.
1930 madhye hii malmatta vyapari companychya malkikade parat aalee, jyane george watsonchya mahavidhyalayasathi jawalpasachya khelachya maidanacha vapar keela, jeey lavkarach jawalach halanar hote. tyanantar 1935 madhye haah buruj edinberg nagarparishadekade gela. 1956 paryant teey rikame rahile (yuddh seva vagalata), jevha teey naveen tantrik mahavidhyalayache kendrabindu mhanoon suchavale gele. 1958 madhye jirnoddhar karya suru jhaale, jyatil thalak vaishishtye mhanje praveshdvaravaril pulacha shodh aanee sataravya shatkatil plaster chhappar jatan karane.
teey aata edinberg napier vidyapithachya merchiston parisarachya madhyabhagi aahe.
rachana.
haah manora madhyayugeen manorachya gharache eka manoranjak aanee vistrut udaharan aahe, joou uttarekade pankh asalelya parichit 'ell' yojnevar bandhala jaat aahe. too mulat dusya majalyavar aanee chhapparavar farasbandi karnyat aala hota. anek ullekhaneey vaishishtyanpaiki eka mhanje dakshin aaghadichya dusya majlyavaril mukhya praveshdvaratil asamanya vistar. jyaa unch uthal khalee praveshdwar basavale aahe, tyat nihsanshaypane eka pull hota joou jaminichya patalipasoon sumare 14 phoot unchivar aanee manonyapasun 10 phoot unchivar baherchya kamavar basalela asava.
merchiston killyachya shalet pathavalyanantar lagechach, castellated gothick shailicha done majali vistar (chitra pahaa) aanee talghar jodoon tyat lakshaniy badal karnyat aala, joou tyanantar kadhoon taknyat aala aahe.
edinberg napier vidyapithane killyatoon itar parisarachya imaratinparyant jaananya margikesathi uttarekadil vistaravaril bhintiche mothe bhag kadhale aahet.