Palace · Scotland · Still standing
Holyrood Palace
The Palace of Holyroodhouse (Holyrood Palace) is the official royal residence in Scotland, located at the foot of Edinburgh's Royal Mile and adjoining the ruined Holyrood Abbey. The complex is a quadrangular stone palace formed of 16th- and 17th-century ranges around a central lawned court and contains royal apartments, state rooms and a chapel.
Its prime
1679
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1679
The shape it held in its prime.
A broad, symmetrical stone palace built around a rectangular grassed quadrangle; the main west façade has a classical pedimented central block and regular rows of tall windows. Rounded, multi-storey corner towers stand at the western forecourt, grey metal roofs and numerous chimneys cap the ranges, and the abbey's stone ruins adjoin the western/northern side. Extensive formal lawns and a curved gravel forecourt lead up to the main entrance.
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8 places to explore in 1679.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Holyrood Palace — including 5 interiors: great gallery (north range), entrance to the state apartments (west range), mary, queen of scots' historic apartments (james v's tower) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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Families who held Holyrood Palace.
The families tied to Holyrood Palace across its history — follow a name to its page.
Hereditary Keepers of the palace since 1646, when the office was conferred on James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton and his descendants.
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