Parliament House

building, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Parliament House in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a historic building that served as the meeting place for the Scottish Parliament until its abolition in 1707. Completed in 1639, it is located on the site of St. Giles's burial ground and is now part of the complex housing Scotland's supreme civil and criminal courts. The building is situated in Parliament Square, adjacent to the National Library of Scotland. While the term "Parliament House" can generally refer to any building where a parliament convenes, in Edinburgh, it specifically denotes this significant historical structure. The new Scottish Parliament complex is located elsewhere in the city, facing the Palace of Holyroodhouse.1234

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Giles, in Parliament Square, is Parliament House, built by the town council between 1632 and 1639. Parliament Square lies over the site of the medieval graveyard where John Knox, the most celebrated figure of the Scottish Reformation, was buried; thus, Knox has no marked grave or tombstone, save for a…
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Giles, in Parliament Square, is Parliament House, built by the town council between 1632 and 1639. Parliament Square lies over the site of the medieval graveyard where John Knox, the most celebrated figure of the Scottish Reformation, was buried; thus, Knox has no marked grave or tombstone, save for a…
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