General view of Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, from E.

Description General view of Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, from E.

Date 24/4/2014

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DP 188503

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content This is a view of Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, with the globe sculpture outside Dynamic Earth in the foreground. This area has been completely redeveloped during the early 21st century with the building of the Scottish Parliament at the eastern end of Holyrood Road and Canongate, and subsequent associated infilling of gap sites created following demolition of various breweries along Holyrood Road. On the right is the western block of The Park at 85-91 Holyrood Road. This U-shaped range of flats encloses a landscaped courtyard and was designed by Campbell & Arnott Architects in association with Teague Homes, completed c.2001. Left of this is the 154-room Holyrood Hotel designed by Hendry & Legge Architects and built for the MacDonald hotel chain in 1998. Like the other developments along Holyrood Road, both buildings conform to the long narrow burghage plots of the traditional Scottish burgh layout which can still be seen within the Canongate. Both buildings use light-coloured cast stone with mono-pitched roofs and large glazed areas throughout.

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