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The Parliament House, Edinburgh
Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer, 1829, Engraving
The Parliament House, Edinburgh
The Parliament House, Edinburgh
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The Parliament House, Edinburgh
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The curved building of Parliament House in Parliament Square, Edinburgh. The three storey Georgian building has an arched walkway at its base and a balustrade runs round the edge of the roof. The roof is also decorated with classical relief panels and statues of sphinxes. Wealthy people stroll around the square and admire the statue of Charles II on a horse. To the right of the statue a stone mason works on some stone with a mallet, which appears to be for repairs to St. Giles Kirk, which sits to the right.
The curved building of Parliament House in Parliament Square, Edinburgh. The three storey Georgian building has an arched walkway at its base and a balustrade runs round the edge of the roof. The roof is also decorated with classical relief panels and statues of sphinxes. Wealthy people stroll around the square and admire the statue of Charles II on a horse. To the right of the statue a stone mason works on some stone with a mallet, which appears to be for repairs to St. Giles Kirk, which sits to the right.
Artist / maker
Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer
Engraver
Watkins, W.
Date
1829
Size
12.5 x 16.5 cm
Type
Engraving
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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Copyright
A statue of Charles II on horseback stands in Parliament Square. It was erected in 1685. Parliament Square in Edinburgh is situated immediately to the north of the former Parliament House, now home to the Court of Justiciary and the Court of Session. It was formed along with Parliament House around 1640 on the kirkyard of St Giles. This burial ground, which largely fell out of use in the mid sixteenth century, is the resting place of the prominent religious reformer John Knox. The appearance of the buildings surrounding the square was substantially altered in the 19th century by the addition of frontages designed by Robert Reid. Parliament House stands immediately to the south of St Giles Kirk. It was constructed between 1632-40, at Charles I's instruction, to house the Scottish Parliament. It continued in this role, with the interruption of Cromwell's interregnum, until the Act of Union in 1707. It now houses the Court of Session. The original frontage of the building is concealed behind an early 19th Century façade designed by Robert Reid. Inside the building the original Parliament Hall is notable for its oak hammerbeam roof and a large stained glass window.
A statue of Charles II on horseback stands in Parliament Square. It was erected in 1685.
Parliament Square in Edinburgh is situated immediately to the north of the former Parliament House, now home to the Court of Justiciary and the Court of Session. It was formed along with Parliament House around 1640 on the kirkyard of St Giles. This burial ground, which largely fell out of use in the mid sixteenth century, is the resting place of the prominent religious reformer John Knox. The appearance of the buildings surrounding the square was substantially altered in the 19th century by the addition of frontages designed by Robert Reid.
Parliament House stands immediately to the south of St Giles Kirk. It was constructed between 1632-40, at Charles I's instruction, to house the Scottish Parliament. It continued in this role, with the interruption of Cromwell's interregnum, until the Act of Union in 1707. It now houses the Court of Session. The original frontage of the building is concealed behind an early 19th Century façade designed by Robert Reid. Inside the building the original Parliament Hall is notable for its oak hammerbeam roof and a large stained glass window.
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