Scottish Parliament Building

The Scottish Parliament Building is the home of the Scottish Parliament at in central . Construction of the building commenced in June 1999 and the Members of the Scottish Parliament held their first debate in the new building on 7 September 2004.
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  • Government building
  • …lies at an elevation of 121 feet (37 metres)
  • …is also known as “Parliament Building”
  • …is operated by Scottish Government
  • Description: home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh
  • Address: Edinburgh, EH99 1SP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holyrood Abbey and King’s Gallery.

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is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in , Scotland. is situated 830 feet northeast of Scottish Parliament Building.

Museum
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The King's Gallery, previously known as the Queen's… is situated 350 feet northeast of Scottish Parliament Building.

Museum
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is a not-for-profit visitor attraction… is situated 510 feet south of Scottish Parliament Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holyrood and Dumbiedykes.

Neighborhood
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is an area in , the capital…

Suburb
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is a residential area in the centre of , .

Suburb
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is an area of , the capital of .

Scottish Parliament Building

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Latitude
55.95189° or 55° 57′ 7″ north
Longitude
-3.17502° or 3° 10′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C7RXR2F+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 938084558
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Geo­Names ID
11071569
Wiki­data ID
Q2746031

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Scottish Parliament Building” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مبنى البرلمان الإسكتلندي”
  • Arabic: “مبنى البرلمان الاسكتلندي”
  • Armenian: “Շոտլանդիայի խորհրդարանի շենք”
  • Asturian: “Edificiu del Parllamentu d’Escocia”
  • Basque: “Eskoziako Legebiltzarraren eraikina”
  • Catalan: “Edifici del Parlament d’Escòcia”
  • Catalan: “Seu del Parlament Escocès”
  • Chinese: “苏格兰议会大楼”
  • Chinese: “蘇格蘭議會大樓”
  • Czech: “Budova Skotského parlamentu”
  • Dutch: “Schots Parlementsgebouw”
  • Dutch: “Scottish Parliament Building”
  • Esperanto: “Skotlanda Parlamentejo”
  • Finnish: “Skotlannin parlamenttitalo”
  • French: “bâtiment du Parlement écossais”
  • French: “Bâtiment du Parlement écossais”
  • Hebrew: “בניין הפרלמנט הסקוטי”
  • Italian: “Edificio del Parlamento scozzese”
  • Italian: “Palazzo del parlamento scozzese”
  • Japanese: “スコットランド議会議事堂”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skottlands parlamentsbygning”
  • Norwegian: “Skottlands parlamentsbygning”
  • Portuguese: “Edifício do Parlamento Escocês”
  • Russian: “Здание парламента Шотландии”
  • Russian: “Здание Парламента Шотландии”
  • Scots: “Scots Pairlament Biggin”
  • Slovenian: “stavba Škotskega parlamenta”
  • Spanish: “Edificio del Parlamento de Escocia”
  • Spanish: “Edificio del Parlamento Escoces”
  • Spanish: “Edificio del Parlamento Escocés”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Canongate and Long Quarry.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as The Holyrood Room Restaurant and Parliament Cafe.

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