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Hall in 1818-20. By 1830 the east range, the Court of
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of St Giles' were demolished to accommodate the new building. Although
Parliament House was not completed until 1640 it hosted the 1639 session of Parliament, which opened on 12 August 1639. The building was built on an L-shaped plan, with the main block having three storeys, with the Parliament Hall
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Exchequer was built, and in 1808, when the Inner house was split into two divisions, the new courtroom for the Second Division was created to the west of Parliament Hall. Two courtrooms for Lords Ordinary were added south of Parliament
451:. This chamber was becoming inadequate by the 1630s due to the increasing number of members of parliament. It was clear that Parliament required more suitable accommodation, there was a desire to restore St Giles’ solely to its original function as a place of worship, and
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Parliament Hall is the Laigh Hall, the original use of which remains unclear, although it may have been used for subsidiary parliamentary meetings or perhaps as a storage space. In 1662 the legal registers of Scotland were removed from the 'register house' in
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The two-storey south-east wing, known as the
Treasury, contained an entrance lobby on the ground floor, with the Court of Session occupying the two ground floor chambers. The upper floor contained the Treasury Room (used by the
657:, the Parliament of Scotland was dissolved, and Parliament House ceased to be used for its main original purpose. From then onwards the building was primarily used by the courts as the seat of the
1158:"Vol 87 (2019): A Matter of Life and Death – Trade and Burial around St Giles' Cathedral: Archaeological Investigations at Parliament House, Edinburgh | Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports"
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Parliament Hall, measuring 122 feet (40 m) by 49 feet (12 m), was used as the parliamentary chamber during sessions of parliament, and by the Court of
Session when Parliament was not sitting.
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requested that the burgh council provide a more commodious building. In March 1632, the council commissioned the building of a purpose-built parliamentary chamber, designed by
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to the Laigh Hall, as were parliamentary and other records in 1689. The national records would continue to be stored in the Laigh Hall until 1789. Edinburgh's infamous
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which was occupied by the burial grounds of St Giles'. The burial grounds had ceased to be used for burials in 1566 (with the exception of the burial of
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1310:. The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707, K.M. Brown et al eds. 2007–2022
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on the north side. This Parliament Square façade was strongly influenced by the
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Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland
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with decorative panels inset, some surmounted by stone
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1222:Virtue and Vision: Sculpture in Scotland 1540–1990
1256:The Burghs and Parliament in Scotland c.1550-1651
1183:The Burghs and Parliament in Scotland c.1550-1651
1145:The Burghs and Parliament in Scotland c.1550-1651
903:was also stored in the Laigh Hall at one point.
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873:Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet
822:. The façade is a Classical, 3-storey, 31-
511:, while the remainder of the building was
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1923:Principal Clerk of Session and Justiciary
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1538:. Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
1304:"Parliamentary Register 19 August 1641"
1113:"WORKSHOP FIVE: "Images of Parliament""
920:), and the Exchequer Room (used by the
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475:Scotland's parliament and construction
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1284:. The Scots Magazine. 14 January 2015
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176:Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
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1472:The Municipal Buildings of Edinburgh
1459:The Municipal Buildings of Edinburgh
1446:The Municipal Buildings of Edinburgh
1382:The Municipal Buildings of Edinburgh
1196:The Municipal Buildings of Edinburgh
649:Advocate's Library, Parliament House
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435:, a building which also housed the
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2227:St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral
2134:Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1676:Senators of the College of Justice
677:in 1789. From 1707 until 1844 the
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1970:Justiciary Building, Edinburgh
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2155:National Monument of Scotland
1975:Justiciary Buildings, Glasgow
1067:Historic Environment Scotland
1033:Historic Environment Scotland
1008:Historic Environment Scotland
980:Historic Environment Scotland
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641:buildings at Parliament House
463:. The building cost £127,000
2577:Scottish Parliament Building
2181:Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
2096:National Library of Scotland
2070:Scottish Parliament Building
2016:Buildings and structures in
1529:"Parliament House Factsheet"
883:front to Parliament Square.
862:National Library of Scotland
616:during the 1706-07 session.
195:; 385 years ago
21:Scottish Parliament Building
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2684:Court buildings in Scotland
2114:National Museum of Scotland
1812:Parliament House, Edinburgh
1269:Parliamentary History, 21:1
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2357:Edinburgh Festival Theatre
1485:"High Court of Justiciary"
1243:Edinburgh and the Lothians
753:. Most of the work of the
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635:High Court of Justiciary
620:Post–Acts of Union, 1707
531:, beneath which was the
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2055:Edinburgh City Chambers
1162:journals.socantscot.org
949:Royal Courts of Justice
820:University of Edinburgh
244:Design and construction
2704:Parliament of Scotland
2547:General Register House
2060:General Register House
1581:Parliament of Scotland
1536:www.scotscourts.gov.uk
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725:to Edinburgh in 1822.
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675:General Register House
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425:Parliament of Scotland
419:Parliament at Tolbooth
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77:Parliament of Scotland
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2372:Royal Lyceum Theatre
2232:St Margaret's Chapel
1870:Lord Justice General
1744:Faculty of Advocates
1404:on 25 September 2010
580:Wilhelm von Kaulbach
388:Faculty of Advocates
182:Construction started
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2597:West Register House
2552:HM Prison Edinburgh
2336:Murrayfield Stadium
2212:St Giles' Cathedral
1944:Solicitor-advocates
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766:Justiciary Building
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384:St Giles' Cathedral
152: /
84:Architectural style
62:General information
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2613:Canongate Tolbooth
2557:New Register House
2444:Craigmillar Castle
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2315:The Scotsman Hotel
1897:Lord Justice Clerk
1775:Messengers-at-Arms
1671:Lord Justice Clerk
1573:St Giles Cathedral
1424:"Parliament House"
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922:Court of Exchequer
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671:Court of Exchequer
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751:court of Scotland
578:Great Window, by
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555:from 1639 to 1707
505:Parliament Square
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159: /
134:Coordinates
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88:Renaissance
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951:, London
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402:and the
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357:Old Town
213:Material
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