world.wikisort.org - United_Kingdom Holyrood (; Scots : Halyruid ,[1] Scottish Gaelic: Taigh an Ròid [2] ) is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile.
Area of Edinburgh, Scotland
For other uses, see Holyrood (disambiguation).
Human settlement in Scotland
HolyroodScottish Gaelic: Taigh an Ròid Scots : Halyruid Taken from Holyrood Park in 2004. From left to right: Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh Castle, Scottish Parliament Building, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Scott Monument, Balmoral Hotel clock tower and Nelson's Monument.Location within Edinburgh
OS grid reference NT267737 Council area Country Scotland Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town EDINBURGH Postcode district EH8, EH99 Dialling code 0131 Police Scotland Fire Scottish Ambulance Scottish
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55°57′06″N 3°10′42″W
Brewing was the main local industry in the 19th and 20th centuries.
The area originally took its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude (Scots for 'Holy Cross').
Holyrood includes the following sites:
The modern Scottish Parliament Building.[3] For this reason "Holyrood" is often used in contemporary media as a metonym for the Scottish Government.
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the monarch in Scotland.
The ruins of Holyrood Abbey
Holyrood Park, an expansive royal park to the south and east of the palace.
The Queen's Gallery , part of the Holyroodhouse complex formerly a church and now an art gallery.
Dynamic Earth, visitor attraction and science centre which is Scotland's largest interactive museum.
A number of residential, light commercial, and government properties.
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Areas of Edinburgh
Central
Edinburgh's Old and New Towns North
Bonnington
Crewe Toll
Drylaw
Goldenacre
Granton
Inverleith
Leith
Muirhouse
Newhaven
Pilrig
Pilton
Powderhall
Silverknowes
Trinity
Warriston
Western Harbour
South
East
Inner West
Outer West
На других языках [de] Holyrood Holyrood (schottisch-gälisch Taigh an Ròid, Scots Halyruid) ist ein Stadtteil der schottischen Hauptstadt Edinburgh. Er schließt sich direkt am Ende der Royal Mile im Osten an das Stadtzentrum an. - [en] Holyrood, Edinburgh
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