Ricoh GRII – click photos to enlarge
The late Catalan architect Enric Miralles’ complex and – I think – fabulous Scottish Parliament Building and Gardens in Holyrood, Edinburgh, opened in October 2004. Sadly Miralles died before its completion. Gorgeously designed seating, together with bottle-like symbols in walls and imaginative lighting, represent ‘the people watching.’
History and poetry engraved in surprising places, coupled with warmth of welcome from everyone from reception team to police and security officers, further the impression that this is a House of and for the Scottish people.
Close proximity to the (newly re-named) King’s Gallery, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and to Salisbury Crags and Arthur’s Seat, bring together ancient and modern, nature’s forms and skyscape, and a quite extraordinary array of brave and inspiring architectural eras and design.
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