Potterrow Student Centre
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The Potterrow Mandela Centre or Potterrow Student Centre is operated by Edinburgh University Students' Association in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Site and architecture
The name "Potterrow" recalls a medieval suburb which stood outside the town walls. Its Victorian buildings and street layout disappeared when the university demolished the area for redevelopment in the mid-1960s.[1] With its distinctive large Plexiglas dome, the building was designed by architects Morris and Steedman and completed in 1973.[2] The centre was refurbished in 2012.[3]
Use
Potterrow contains a variety of student entertainment and support services including a shop, a bank, two cafés, Edinburgh's largest nightclub, the university's Chaplaincy, The Advice Place, and the main EUSA offices.[4] In 1986, students voted to rename the centre in honour of imprisoned anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela.[5]
During the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August, the building is used as a comedy venue under the name Pleasance Dome with five performing spaces, operated by the Pleasance Theatre Trust.[6]
Gallery
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Potterrow as the 'Pleasance Dome' during the 2018 Fringe Festival
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Interior and dome in 2014 following renovations
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The University Chaplaincy in 2017
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Festival Fringe interior in 2006
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References
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