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:''For the building that houses the modern Scottish Parliament, see Scottish Parliament Building.'' Parliament House in Edinburgh, Scotland, was home to the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland, and now houses the Supreme Courts of Scotland. It is located in the Old Town, just off the Royal Mile, beside St Giles Cathedral. ==Parliament Hall== The oldest part of Parliament House is Parliament Hall, which the Town Council of Edinburgh, at its expense, had built as a permanent home for the parliament, and as such is the oldest extant purpose built parliamentary building in the British Isles.〔(Records of the Scottish Parliament, St Andrews University. Under ''Locations of Parliament''-accessed 26 August 2013 )〕 It was completed in 1639 to the design of James Murray.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Edinburgh, 11 Parliament Square, Parliament Hall )〕 It has a dramatic hammerbeam roof made of Scandinavian oak, which may have been designed to evoke Parliament Hall at Stirling Castle, a previous home to the Scottish court. The roof of the new Scottish Parliament Building continues this tradition, and is supported by large laminated oak beams.〔http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/nmcentre/events/holyroodOpening/h-p-hall.htm〕 After the Act of Union 1707 the Parliament of Scotland was adjourned, and the building ceased to be used for its original function.〔 The Hall was used for the sitting of courts, but in recent times has been subject to restoration work and now remains open as a meeting place for lawyers.〔 Beneath Parliament Hall lies the Laigh Hall, of similar plan form but considerably less height. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parliament House, Edinburgh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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