This is my first one-star review. And well-deserved. The land Appleton Tower stands on used to be full of old beautiful buildings. Buildings typical of Edinburgh. Until the University (bad University!) decided that it would tear them all down and erect hideous attempts at a skyscraper. Edinburgh is not a city for those. Not at all. What they wanted to create was a new New Town. But why!\n\nThe word on the grape vine is that Appleton Tower got built because the university ran out of money. The architect showed the university his design and then told them how much it would cost. They grimaced. Then he showed them the other design. The one they could afford. He didn't actually believe they would accept it, but they did. And now we have a building that has many a time been voted the ugliest building. EVER.