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The Palace of Holyroodhouse, founded as a monastery by David I of Scotland in 1128, has served as the principal residence of the Kings and Queens of Scotland since the fifteenth century. The Palace stands in Edinburgh at the bottom of the Royal Mile. The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence in Scotland of Queen Elizabeth II.
Holyrood is an Anglicisation of the Scots Haly Ruid (Holy Cross).
The ruined Augustiaian Abbey that is sited in the grounds was built in 1126 by order of King David I of Scotland. Read more on Tours |
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Scottish Parliament Building Scotland's new Parliament sits at the foot of Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile in front of the spectacular Holyrood Park and Salisbury Crags. Constructed from a mixture of steel, oak, and granite, the complex building has been hailed as one of the most innovative designs in Britain today. Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape, the flower paintings by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the upturned boats on the seashore, Enric Miralles, one of the world's premier architects, developed a design that he said was a building "growing out of the land". Scotland’s Stones 'The Stones of Scotland' mark the spirit of Scotland' new Parliament. The first stone was lain in December 2000. The monument was completed in December 2002 with thirty-two stones gathered from all the Regions in Scotland. A stone in the centre of the monument quotes the last five lines from by Hugh MacDairmid (1892-1978). So I have gathered unto myself
All the loose ends of Scotland
And by naming them and accepting them,
Loving them and identifying myself with them,
Attempt to express the whole."
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We can also supply unique photographs of the Palace.
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