The Scott Monument is a 1840 Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the largest monument to a writer in the world standing 200 feet 6 inches (61.11 m) high, and has a series of viewing platforms reached by a series of narrow spiral staircases giving panoramic views of central Edinburgh and its surroundings It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh Scotland Not to be confused with Scott Statue. Courtesy Info Wiki