The view of the back of the magnificent head office of the Bank of Scotland (now a subsidiary of  Lloyds) rising above East Princes Street Gardens.   It was built in 1806 to replace an older building in the Lawnmarket near the castle and was much smaller then.  There was great criticism for its appearance at the back with a huge screen wall built to mask its huge height above the area where Princes Street Gardens lie.  Eventually in 1862 it was extended with new wings and a huge replacement central dome and remodelled again in 1929 and 1981.  Today it also houses the Museum of the Mound which explores the history of money economics and the Bank of Scotland until the present day and well worth a visit. Both the front near the High Street and the back here are very attractive at night time when it is floodlit