Entrance to the Parliament Square

Category

Library Item

Item no

9963

Title

Entrance to the Parliament Square from the West

Artist / maker

Somerville, Daniel

Date

1823

Size

23.5 x 11.2 cm

Type

Pencil work

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

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.

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