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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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  • Type: Government building
  • Description: home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh
  • Also known as: “Parliament Building”
  • Address: Edinburgh, EH99 1SP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include King’s Gallery and Dynamic Earth.

Museum
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The King's Gallery, previously known as the Queen's Gallery, is an art gallery in , . It forms part of the Palace of Holyroodhouse complex. is situated 350 feet northeast of Scottish Parliament Building.

Museum
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is a not-for-profit visitor attraction and science centre in , and is Scotland's largest interactive visitor attraction. It is located in , beside the Scottish Parliament building and at the foot of . is situated 510 feet south of Scottish Parliament Building.

Library
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The is a public library with charitable status specialising in contemporary Scottish writing in English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic. is situated 650 feet west 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 of , lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the . The area takes its name from , which was the Church of the Holy Rude. includes the following sites:…

Suburb
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is a residential area in the centre of , . It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by .

Suburb
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is an area of , the capital of . is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from , a major historic religious site.

Scottish Parliament Building

Latitude
55.95189° or 55° 57′ 7″ north
Longitude
-3.17502° or 3° 10′ 30″ west
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Operator
Scottish Government
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”
  • 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: “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”

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