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image copyright Rachel Windsor
Parliament House was built in the old churchyard of St Giles and was once home to the Luckenbooths, or wooden kiosks used by the merchants and artists of the town to sell their works and produce.
On Politics
In Politics if thou would'st mix,
And mean thy fortunes be;
Bear this in mind,-be deaf and blind,
Let great folk hear and see.
Robert Burns
The image shows Parliament House before its external remodelling by Robert Reid. It was originally published in Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time by Daniel Wilson, published in two volumes in 1848.
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Dictionary of Scottish Architects - Robert Reid
Parliament House - Views in Edinburgh and its Vicinity 1818