Scottish Blog

The current Scottish Parliament Building is located at Holyrood, Edinburgh.

The current Scottish Parliament Building is located approximately one kilometer to the east of the Edinburgh city center, near the edge of the Old Town district. The exact location where the current Scottish Parliament Building now stands was at one point inhabited by the Scottish and Newcastle Brewery, although this was demolished at the commencement of the Scottish Parliament Building project.

The construction of the Scottish Parliament Building began in June 1999 and continued until late 2004. The first debate was held in the Scottish Parliament Building on the 7th of September 2004, while the building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth on the 9th of October 2004.

The longer than five year build time of the Scottish Parliament Building is now a major criticism of the building, specifically the project management of the construction team. This is only worsened by the total cost of the construction, which exceeded £400,000,000, above the original £10,000,000 estimate.

There are further criticisms of the Scottish Parliament Building, although the points in question are the highlights of the building by the regards of some individuals. Chief amongst these concerns is the relative “modern” and abstract look of the design. Although, some architecture critics claim that the building perfectly reflects a new age of Scottish nationalism.