St Andrew’s House
St Andrew's House, on the southern flank of Calton Hill in central Edinburgh, is the headquarters building of the Scottish Government. The building houses offices for the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, as well as the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government.Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Public building
- Description: Edinburgh, headquarters of the Scottish Government
- Also known as: “Edinburgh, Regent Road, St Andrew’s House”, “Scottish Office”, and “St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calton Hill and Nelson Monument.
Calton Hill
Park
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Calton Hill is situated 780 feet northeast of St Andrew’s House.
Nelson Monument
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nelson Monument is a commemorative tower in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated on top of Calton Hill, and provides a dramatic termination to the vista along Princes Street from the west. Nelson Monument is situated 410 feet northeast of St Andrew’s House.
Political Martyrs’ Monument
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Political Martyrs Monument, located in the Old Calton Burial Ground on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, commemorates five political reformists from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Political Martyrs’ Monument is situated 370 feet west of St Andrew’s House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holyrood and Old Town.
Holyrood
Neighborhood
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile. The area takes its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
Old Town
Photo: PerryPlanet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Town is the original settlement of Edinburgh. 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".
Dumbiedykes
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dumbiedykes is a residential area in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. 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 Park.
St Andrew’s House
- Categories: government building and building
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95352° or 55° 57′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.18394° or 3° 11′ 2″ westOperator
Scottish GovernmentOpen location code
9C7RXR38+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 40006574OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicWikidata ID
Q7592399
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“St Andrew’s House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣安德鲁大厦”
- Dutch: “St Andrew’s House”
- French: “St Andrew’s House”
- German: “St. Andrew’s House”
- Italian: “St. Andrew’s House”
- Japanese: “セント・アンドルース・ハウス”
- Slovenian: “St Andrew’s House”
- Thai: “ทำเนียบเซนต์แอนดรูส์”
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