The bowl of a historic fountain in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens has been lowered in to place, as the latest stage of restoration work was completed.

Four sections of the Ross Fountain's main bowl, each weighing two tonnes, were lifted into position on Thursday.

The quatrefoil-shaped bowl has the capacity to hold 12 tonnes of water, but it typically holds six tonnes as the fountain spouts down the water.

Workers also used cranes to install statues of four muses, representing art, science, poetry and industry.

Each muse weighed between 1.5 and two tonnes.

The Ross Development Trust is carrying out a £1.9m refurbishment of the 19th Century fountain, which is hoped to be completed by the summer.

Work began in July 2017 by Wigan-based specialists Lost Art.