Holyrood

Holyrood 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. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: area in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Holyrood, Edinburgh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scottish Parliament Building and Holyrood Abbey.

Government building
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The is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood 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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is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in , Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1128 by David I of Scotland. During the 15th century, the abbey guesthouse was developed into a royal residence, and after the Scottish Reformation the Palace of Holyroodhouse was expanded further.

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 Holyrood, beside the Scottish Parliament building and at the foot of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumbiedykes and Abbeyhill.

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.

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Holyrood

Latitude
55.95155° or 55° 57′ 6″ north
Longitude
-3.17509° or 3° 10′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C7RXR2F+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3966284102
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q1625364
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Holyrood” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هوليرود”
  • Armenian: “Հոլիռուդ”
  • Basque: “Holyrood”
  • Catalan: “Barri de Holyrood”
  • Chinese: “荷里路德”
  • Chinese: “霍利鲁德”
  • Dutch: “Holyrood”
  • French: “Holyrood”
  • Galician: “Holyrood”
  • German: “Holyrood”
  • Greek: “Χόλυρουντ (Εδιμβούργο)”
  • Greek: “Χόλυρουντ”
  • Hebrew: “הולירוד”
  • Icelandic: “Holyrood”
  • Indonesian: “Holyrood”
  • Irish: “Taigh an Ròid”
  • Italian: “Holyrood”
  • Japanese: “ホリールード”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Holyrood”
  • Norwegian: “Holyrood”
  • Scots: “Halyruid”
  • Scots: “Holyrood”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Holyrood”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Taigh an Ròid”
  • Slovak: “Holyrood”
  • Slovenian: “Holyrood”
  • Turkish: “Holyrood, Edinburgh”
  • Turkish: “Holyrood”
  • Urdu: “ہولی روڈ، ایڈنبرا”

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