Holyrood Palace

The Palace of Holyroodhouse, commonly known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the British monarch in . Located at the bottom of the in , at the opposite end to , Holyrood has served as the principal royal residence in Scotland since the 16th century, and is a setting for state occasions and official entertaining.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: official residence of the British monarch in Scotland
  • Also known as: Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace”, “Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh”, and “Palace of Holyroodhouse

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scottish Parliament Building and King’s Gallery.

Government building
The 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. is situated 660 feet west of Holyrood Palace.

Museum
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 380 feet west of Holyrood Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holyrood and Abbeyhill.

Neighborhood
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
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.

Suburb
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 .

Holyrood Palace

Latitude
55.95255° or 55° 57′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.17201° or 3° 10′ 19″ west
Elevation
144 feet (44 metres)
Open location code
9C7RXR3H+25
Geo­Names ID
11810954
Wiki­data ID
Q505950
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Holyrood Palace” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Holyrood-paleis
  • Arabic: قصر هوليرود
  • Armenian: Հոլիռուդհաուզ
  • Azerbaijani: Holirud sarayı
  • Azerbaijani: Holirud
  • Azerbaijani: Holirudhaus sarayı
  • Azerbaijani: Holirudhaus
  • Basque: Holyrood jauregia
  • Catalan: Holyrood House
  • Chinese: 荷里路德宮
  • Chinese: 霍利鲁德宫
  • Czech: Holyrood
  • Czech: Holyroodhouse
  • Czech: Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Czech: Zámek Holyrood
  • Danish: Holyrood Palace
  • Dutch: Holyrood Palace
  • Dutch: Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Esperanto: Palaco Holyrood
  • Estonian: Holyroodi palee
  • Finnish: Holyroodin palatsi
  • French: Holyrood palace
  • French: palais de Holyrood
  • French: Palais de Holyrood
  • Galician: Palacio de Holyrood
  • Galician: Palacio de Holyroodhouse
  • Galician: Pazo de Holyrood
  • Georgian: ჰოლირუდის სასახლე
  • German: Holyrood Palace
  • German: Holyroodhouse
  • German: Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Greek: Ανάκτορο του Χόλιρουντ
  • Hebrew: ארמון בית הולירוד
  • Hebrew: ארמון הולירוד
  • Hindi: होलीरूड महल
  • Hungarian: Holyroodhouse-palota
  • Indonesian: Istana Holyrood
  • Italian: Holyroodhouse
  • Italian: Palazzo di Holyrood
  • Japanese: ホリールードハウス宮殿
  • Japanese: ホリールード宮殿
  • Kazakh: Холируд сарайы
  • Korean: 홀리루드 궁
  • Korean: 홀리루드 궁전
  • Korean: 홀리루드하우스 궁전
  • Kurdish: holyood palace
  • Macedonian: Холирудски дворец
  • Malay: Istana Holyrood
  • Maltese: Palazz ta‘ Holyrood
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Holyrood Palace
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Norwegian: Holyrood Palace
  • Persian: کاخ هولی روود
  • Persian: کاخ هولی‌رود
  • Persian: کاخ هولی‌روود
  • Polish: Pałac Holyrood
  • Portuguese: Holyrood Palace
  • Portuguese: Holyroodhouse
  • Portuguese: Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Portuguese: Palácio de Holyrood
  • Portuguese: Palácio de Holyroodhouse
  • Romanian: Palatul Holyrood
  • Russian: Дворец Холирудхаус
  • Russian: Холируд
  • Russian: Холирудский дворец
  • Russian: Холирудхаус
  • Serbo-Croatian: Holyrood Palace
  • Slovenian: holyroodska palača
  • Slovenian: Palača Holyroodhouse
  • Spanish: Holyroodhouse
  • Spanish: Palacio de Holyrood
  • Swedish: Holyrood Palace
  • Swedish: Holyroodhouse
  • Swedish: Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Thai: Holyrood Palace
  • Thai: Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • Thai: พระราชวังฮอลีรูด
  • Turkish: Holyrood Sarayı
  • Ukrainian: Голірудгауз
  • Ukrainian: Голірудхаус
  • Ukrainian: Холірудський палац
  • Urdu: ہولیروڈ محل
  • Welsh: Holyrood Palace
  • Welsh: Palas Holyrood
  • Western Frisian: Paleis Holyroodhouse

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