King’s Gallery

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.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art gallery in Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh
  • Also known as: “Holyroodhouse, Queen’s Gallery (former Holyrood Free Church And Former Free Church School)”, “King’s Gallery, Edinburgh”, “Queen’s Gallery”, “Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh”, and “The Queen’s Gallery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holyrood Abbey and Scottish Parliament Building.

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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. is situated 500 feet northeast of King’s Gallery.

Government building
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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 350 feet southwest of King’s Gallery.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 340 feet north of King’s Gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holyrood and Abbeyhill.

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 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
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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 .

King’s Gallery

Latitude
55.95259° or 55° 57′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.17388° or 3° 10′ 26″ west
Open location code
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“King’s Gallery” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “愛丁堡女王畫廊”
  • Danish: “Queen’s Gallery (Edinburgh)”
  • Danish: “Queen’s Gallery”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معرض الملكه فى ادنبرا”
  • German: “Queen’s Gallery”
  • Italian: “King’s Gallery”
  • Italian: “Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh”
  • Italian: “Queen’s Gallery”
  • Italian: “The King’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse”
  • Italian: “The King’s Gallery”
  • Italian: “The Queen’s Gallery”
  • Slovenian: “Queen’s Gallery”
  • Welsh: “Oriel y Frenhines (Caeredin)”
  • Welsh: “Oriel y Frenhines, Caeredin”
  • Welsh: “Oriel y Frenhines”

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