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The monumental crusader

Scotland has some of the world�s finest historical statues, according to sculptor Alexander Stoddart � if only we raised our eyes from the gutter to appreciate them By Alan Taylor

NO matter how often I have walked the length of Edinburgh's George Street, it has never occurred to me to think of it as "one of the greatest monumental streets in Britain", let alone the world.