Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse

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The Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse, from Arthur's Seat; the ruin of the Abbey can be seen to the right.

At the foot of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland, and in the shadow of Arthur's Seat, the Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse (Holyrood Palace) is an official residence of the Queen. The Palace is open to the public when she is not in residence. The Palace was started in 1501 and completed by Charles II. Adjacent to the Palace is Holyrood Abbey, an Augustinian Abbey built in 1128 at the order of King David I of Scotland. The Abbey is the site of many royal coronations and marriages. Charles I was crowned there, and the twenty-two year old Mary, Queen of Scots married the nineteen year old Darnley there on 29th July 1565. The roof of the abbey collapsed in 1768, leaving it a ruin.

Adjacent to Holyrood Palace and opposite the entrance to the new Scottish Parliament building, the Queen's Gallery[1] displays exhibitions of art from the Royal Collection.

  1. ↑ The Queen's Gallery
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