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Scots Pairlament Biggin
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The Scots Pairlament Biggin (Inglis: Scottish Parliament Building, Scots Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba)[2] is the hame o the Scots Pairlament at Halyruid, athin the UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid in central Edinburgh.[3] Construction o the biggin stairtit in Juin 1999 an the Memmers o the Scots Pairlament (MSPs) haud thair first debate in the new biggin on 7 September 2004. The formal appenin bi Queen Elizabeth teuk place on 9 October 2004.[4] Enric Miralles, the Catalan architect wha designed the biggin, dee'd afore its completion.[5]
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Scots Pairlament Biggin | |
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![]() Frontage o the Scots Pairlament Biggin an adjacent puil, Mairch 2017 | |
Ither names | Halyruid |
General information | |
Airchitectural style | Post-modren |
Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Biggin stairtit | Juin 1999 |
Inauguratit | 9 October 2004 |
Cost | £414 million[1] |
Design an construction | |
Airchitect | Enric Miralles |
Airchitectur firm | EMBT, RMJM (Scotland) Ltd |
Structural ingineer | Ove Arup & Partners |
Main contractor | Bovis |
Awairds an prizes | 2005 Stirling Prize |
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