Scottish Parliament Building

Frommer's Review

After much controversy over its cost -- the better part of £500 million ($925 million) -- and the time it took to construct, the new Scottish Parliament finally opened in autumn 2004. Designed by the late Barcelona-based architect Enric Miralles, it is a remarkable bit of modern design and perhaps worth the expense and delays. The abstract motif repeated on the facade facing the Canongate was apparently inspired by Raeburn's painting of Rev. Walker skating on a Duddingston Loch, which hangs in the National Gallery of Art. The public can make a free visit and get tickets to seats in the main debating chamber or take a guided tour.

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