Scottish Government

Feb 19th, 2023

(Translated by Google) St Andrew's House is the headquarters of the Scottish Government. It is located on Calton Hill and a short distance from Princess Street. Built on the site of the old Calton Gaol, in 1939 it was the most metal-framed building in all of Europe. The graves of ten prison inmates are still buried under the parking lot. The only remaining part of the prison to this day is the Governor's House. It houses various civil servants. Worth a stop to be able to see the immensity of this structure with the six huge statues that support the main wall. (Original) La St Andrew's House il quartiere generale del Governo Scozzese. Si trova sulla Calton Hill e a breve distanza da Princess Street. Costruita sul sito della vecchia prigione di Calton, nel 1939 era l'edificio con maggiore struttura metallica in tutta Europa. Le tombe di dieci prigionieri del carcere si trovano ancora sepolte sotto il parcheggio. L'unica parte rimanente del carcere ad oggi il Governor's House. Ospita vari dipendenti pubblici. Merita una fermata per poter vedere l'immensit di questa struttura con le sei enormi statue che sorreggono la parete principale.
Jan 12th, 2023

(Translated by Google) massive impressive scary majestic stylish building. the interwar period, the heyday of Art Deco. it's nice to see the Ukrainian flag on the government building as a sign of support! Ukraine thanks! (Original) . , -. ! !
Oct 29th, 2022

Sep 26th, 2022

(Translated by Google) In the vicinity of Calton Hill in the center of Edinburgh, on the site of the former Calton Prison (Regent Road), stands St Andrew's House - a large, listed building of category A, inspired by the art-deco style. It overlooks Waverley, North Bridge, Princes Street, Calton Hill, Holyrood Park. It was designed by Tomasz Tait, construction started in 1935 and completed in 1939. It was opened in 1939, less than 24 hours after the outbreak of the Second World War, and was intended as the seat of the then government. From 1999 in St Andrew's House it houses part of the Scottish Government, including the office of the First Minister of Scotland and his Deputy, plus the offices of all the Cabinet Secretaries (nine) and the Justice and Health Directorates. It currently houses 1,400 officials and has 8 floors. (Original) W ssiedztwie Calton Hill w centrum Edynburga, na miejscu dawnego wizienia Calton ( Regent Road) stoi St Andrews House ( dom w Andrzeja)-duy, zabytkowy budynek kategorii A, inspirowany stylem art-deco. Wychodzi on na Waverley , North Bridge, Princes Street, Calton Hill, Holyrood Park. Zosta zaprojektowany przez Tomasza Taita, budow rozpoczto w 1935 a zakoczono w 1939. Oddany do uytku w 1939 roku, w mniej ni 24 godziny po wybuchu Second World War ( Drugiej Wojny wiatowej) z przeznaczeniem na siedzib wczesnego rzadu.Od 1999 w St Andrews House mieci si cz rzdu Szkocji, w tym urzd Pierwszego Ministra Szkocji i jego zastpcy, plus gabinety wszystkich sekretarzy gabinetu ( dziewiciu) oraz dyrekcje zajmujce si sprawiedliwoci oraz zdrowiem. Obecnie mieci 1400 urzdnikw i ma 8 piter.
Aug 28th, 2022