Holyrood Palace
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland. Located at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, at the opposite end to Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood has served as the principal royal residence in Scotland since the 16th century, and is a setting for state occasions and official entertaining.
- Monument
- …lies at an elevation of 118 feet (36 metres)
- Description: official residence of the British monarch in Scotland
- Also known as“Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace”“Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh”“Palace of Holyroodhouse”“Taigh an Ròid”
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holyrood and Abbeyhill.
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Holyrood Palace
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Latitude
55.95255° or 55° 57′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.17201° or 3° 10′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C7RXR3H+25
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Holyrood Palace” goes by many names.
Holyrood-paleisAfrikaans
قصر هوليرودArabic
ՀոլիռուդհաուզArmenian
HolirudAzerbaijani
Holirud sarayıAzerbaijani
HolirudhausAzerbaijani
Holirudhaus sarayıAzerbaijani
Holyrood jauregiaBasque
Taigh an RòidBreton
Holyrood HouseCatalan
荷里路德宮Chinese
霍利鲁德宫Chinese
Taigh an RòidCornish
HolyroodCzech
HolyroodhouseCzech
Palace of HolyroodhouseCzech
Zámek HolyroodCzech
Holyrood PalaceDanish
Holyrood PalaceDutch
Palace of HolyroodhouseDutch
Palaco HolyroodEsperanto
Holyroodi paleeEstonian
Holyroodin palatsiFinnish
Palacio de HolyroodGalician
Palacio de HolyroodhouseGalician
Pazo de HolyroodGalician
ჰოლირუდის სასახლეGeorgian
Ανάκτορο του ΧόλιρουντGreek
ארמון בית הולירודHebrew
ארמון הולירודHebrew
होलीरूड महलHindi
Holyroodhouse-palotaHungarian
Istana HolyroodIndonesian
Taigh an RòidIrish
HolyroodhouseItalian
Palazzo di HolyroodItalian
ホリールードハウス宮殿Japanese
ホリールード宮殿Japanese
Холируд сарайыKazakh
홀리루드 궁Korean
홀리루드 궁전Korean
홀리루드하우스 궁전Korean
holyood palaceKurdish
Холирудски дворецMacedonian
Istana HolyroodMalay
Palazz ta‘ HolyroodMaltese
Taigh an RòidManx
Holyrood PalaceNorwegian
Holyrood PalaceNorwegian Bokmål
Palace of HolyroodhouseNorwegian Bokmål
کاخ هولیرودPersian
کاخ هولیروودPersian
Pałac HolyroodPolish
Palatul HolyroodRomanian
Дворец ХолирудхаусRussian
ХолирудRussian
Холирудский дворецRussian
ХолирудхаусRussian
Taigh an RòidScottish Gaelic
Holyrood PalaceSerbo-Croatian
holyroodska palačaSlovenian
Palača HolyroodhouseSlovenian
Holyrood PalaceSwedish
HolyroodhouseSwedish
Palace of HolyroodhouseSwedish
Holyrood PalaceThai
Palace of HolyroodhouseThai
พระราชวังฮอลีรูดThai
Holyrood SarayıTurkish
ГолірудгаузUkrainian
ГолірудхаусUkrainian
Холірудський палацUkrainian
ہولیروڈ محلUrdu
Holyrood PalaceWelsh
Palas HolyroodWelsh
Taigh an RòidWelsh
Paleis HolyroodhouseWestern Frisian
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