Thursday, August 8, 2013

Scottish Parliament Building

Here I am outside the Scottish Parliament Building. It's opposite the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Salisbury Crags. It was designed by Enric Miralles from Spain. It uses granite from China, I'm sure there is granite in Scotland. It is described as innovative, drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape, paintings of flowers and upturned boats. I don't see that at all. It was completed three years late and cost ten times more than it was supposed to.

I don't like it. It looks a mess. It's not as nice as the Welsh Senedd. It needs a few dragons outside, big ones so you can't see the building.

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