Buildings

Scottish Parliament

 

The Scottish Parliament Building

View from the southern slopes of Arthur's Seat - The Scottish Parliament under construction - June 2004 - Picture with Key ©

Construction

Scottish Parliamen under construction - Windows - August 2003 ©

Windows

The Scottish Parliament Building - June 2006 ©

Windows

 

Scottish Parliament

Under construction

2002

Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - May 2002 - The Scottish Parliament under construction. ©

May 2002

View from the southern slopes of Arthur's Seat - The Scottish Parliament under construction - June 2004 - Picture with Key ©

June 2004

Photograph by Peter Stubbs - Edinburgh - November 2002 - View from Queen's Park towards Arthur's Seat © 

November 2002

 

Scottish Parliament

Official Opening

October 9, 2004

Looking down on the new Scottish Parliament Building on the day of the Official Opening - 9 October 2004 ©

From Holyrood Park

Looking down on the new Scottish Parliament Building on the day of the Official Opening - 9 October 2004 ©

From Holyrood Park

Crowds in the Royal Mile on the day of the Official Opening of the Scottish Parliament - 9 October 2004 ©

Royal Mile

Scottish Parliament - Official Opening - Crowds in the Royal Mile ©

Royal Mile

View from the Radical Road  -  Scottish Parliament  -  Official Opening  -  Sketch ©

From Holyrood Park

View from the Radical Road  -  Scottish Parliament  -  Official Opening  -  Sketch - night effect ©

From Holyrood Park

Scottish Parliament - Official Opening - Enlarged sketch of Police and Photographers outside the Parliament ©

Photographers + Police

 

Scottish Parliament

from Holyrood Park

2004

The Scottish Parliament Building - with Calton Hill and the former Royal High School in the background ©

Scottish Parliament,
Royal High School + and Calton Hill

October 2004

The Scottish Parliament Building - with Calton Hill in the background ©

Scottish Parliament
and Calton Hill

October 2004

 

Landscaping completed

2006

The Scottish Parliament Building - June 2006 ©

Parliament and Reflection

The Scottish Parliament Building - June 2006 ©

Parliament and Reflection

The Scottish Parliament Building - June 2006 ©

Scottish Parliament Entrance

 

The Cow Parade  -  2006

Cows beside Holyrood Park, outside the Scottish Parliament Building

Edinburgh Cow Parade - 2006 - Holyrood Park ©

Edinburgh Cow Parade - 2006 - Holyrood Park ©

 

Inside Parliament  -  June 2007

Photographic Tour arranged by BBC in connection with
 David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

 Scottish Parliament - Photograph tken during a photography tour on Juune 24, 2007, arranged by BBC4 in connection with David Dimbleby's new series: 'How We Built Britain' ©

 

Summer

August 2007

   Bathing in the pools outside the Scottish Parliament - August 2007 ©

Bathing outside Parliament

 

Autumn

'Riding of the Marches

September 2009

   Riding of the Marches - Edinburgh, September 6, 2009 ©

 Riding of the Marches - Edinburgh, September 6, 2009 © Riding of the Marches - Edinburgh, September 6, 2009 ©

 

Winter

Snow and Ice

December 2009

   The Scottish Parliament and Calton Hill - December 2009 ©

Ice on the shallow ponds outside the Scottish Parliament - December 2009 ©

Control of Pigeons

using Harris Hawks and Falcon

2010

   Harris Hawk being used to control the nesting of pigeons at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh ©

Harris Hawk

   Harris Hawk being used to control the nesting of pigeons at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh ©

Steve and Harris Hawk

Harris Hawk being used to control the nesting of pigeons at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh ©

Harris Hawk at Entrance - 1

 Harris Hawk being used to control the nesting of pigeons at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh ©

Harris Hawk at Entrance - 2

   Harris Hawk being used to control the nesting of pigeons at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh ©

Harris Hawk in Flight - 1

Harris Hawk being used to control the nesting of pigeons at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh ©

Gull and Harris Hawk

 Harris Hawk being used to control the nesting of pigeons at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh ©

Harris Hawk in Flight - 2

Background:  Control of pigeons, using Harris Hawks and Falcon

 

No 36 Bus Terminus

2007 to 2009

   Lothian Buses - Terminus - Holyrood - Route 36 ©

Lothian Buses - Terminus - Holyrood - Route 36 ©

Park keeper's house near the entrance to Holyrood Park at the Scottish Parliament ©

The Scottish Parliament and Calton Hill ©

 

Scottish Parliament

from Holyrood Park

2013

The Scottish Parliament Building - with Calton Hill in the background - January 2013 ©

Calton Hill Monuments, Scottish Parliament
Dynamic Earth and Holyrood Palace Gates

January 2013

 

The Scottish Parliament Building  -  Background Notes

More photos:  Around Edinburgh

 

 

 

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