Buildings

Scottish Parliament

A new building to house the Scottish Parliament is currently under construction.  It was originally planned at a cost of £40m with an opening date of October 2001.

Costs have escalated and are now [August 2004] expected to be £431m. 

The first 375 out of almost 1,000 staff are moving into the building this week [week beginning 2 August 2004]

The MSPs until now have been using a debating chamber on The Mound.  They are expected to move into their accommodation in the new Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood on 30 August and 1 September.  The Royal Opening will be on 9 October 2004.

The Scottish Parliament is being built on a site close to Holyrood Palace at the foot of the Canongate.  Cranes can be seen on the site in some of the photos below.

[Edinburgh Evening News  9 May 2003,  p.2]

[Edinburgh Evening News  2 August 2004,  pp.1-2]

 

The Scottish Parliament Building  -  Photos

  Scottish Parliamen under construction  -  Windows  -  August 2003 ©

More photos:  Around Edinburgh

 

 

 

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