Holyrood Palace and ruined Abbey, Edinburgh
Architect/Designer | Bruce, Sir William (c.1630-1710) |
| Mylne, Robert (1733-1811) |
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | UK: Scotland |
City | Edinburgh |
Subject Date | 1954 |
Image Date | 1954 |
View | Topographical |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/ SCO/1223 (ES1121) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Ruins ; Abbeys ; Palaces |
NOTES: The Palace was completed in 1679 by Robert Mylne, master mason to Charles II, to designs by Sir William Bruce. The Augustinian abbey was founded in 1128 by David I of Scotland and the church was completed by 1230. It was partly rebuilt in 1544 and heavily restored in 1916.
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