Holyrood Palace

Summary

Holyrood Palace is an official residence^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of official_residence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (818 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Holyrood Palace is located in City of Edinburgh^[3].
• Holyrood Palace is located in Edinburgh^[4].
• Holyrood Palace is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Holyrood Palace's image is recorded as Holyrood Palace - aerial - 2025-04-19 04.jpg^[6].
• Holyrood Palace's instance of is recorded as official residence^[7].
• Holyrood Palace's instance of is recorded as palace^[8].
• Holyrood Palace's instance of is recorded as country house^[9].
• Holyrood Palace's instance of is recorded as Residence of the British Royal Family^[10].
• Holyrood Palace's owned by is recorded as David I of Scotland^[11].
• Holyrood Palace's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122255424^[12].
• Holyrood Palace's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146264108^[13].
• Holyrood Palace's GND ID is recorded as 4217595-1^[14].
• Holyrood Palace's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh93000902^[15].
• Holyrood Palace's location is recorded as Holyrood^[16].
• Holyrood Palace's postal code is recorded as EH8 8DX^[17].
• Holyrood Palace's has use is recorded as official residence^[18].
• Holyrood Palace's Commons category is recorded as Holyrood Palace^[19].
• Holyrood Palace's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20048864^[20].
• Holyrood Palace's OS grid reference is recorded as NT2689673919^[21].
• Holyrood Palace's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.9527, 'lon': -3.17229}^[22].
• Holyrood Palace's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ksw7^[23].
• Holyrood Palace's located on street is recorded as Royal Mile^[24].
• Holyrood Palace's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0315914^[25].
• Holyrood Palace's Historic Environment Scotland ID is recorded as LB28022^[26].
• Holyrood Palace's Canmore ID is recorded as 52380^[27].

Body

Geography

Holyrood Palace is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include City of Edinburgh^[3], a council area^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Edinburgh^[4], a civil parish^[30], in United Kingdom^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Holyrood Palace's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+117'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include official residence^[7], palace^[8], country house^[9], and Residence of the British Royal Family^[10]. Holyrood Palace's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building^[33].

History and Context

Holyrood Palace's owned by is recorded as David I of Scotland^[11].

Why It Matters

Holyrood Palace ranks in the top 2% of official_residence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (818 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]