Tour Scotland 4K short travel video clip, with Scottish music, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, Britain, United Kingdom. In the Scottish Parliament, the inhabitants of Scotland are represented by 129 members of the Scottish Parliament, who elected are elected by the additional member system, a form of proportional representation, by the Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions. The Scottish Parliament Building , Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scots Pairlament Biggin, is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood. Before 1707, the Kingdom of Scotland was a sovereign independent state which had its own legislature, the Parliament of Scotland, which met, latterly, at Parliament House on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. The Treaty of Union, signed in 1707, created an incorporating political union between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England. This created the Kingdom of Great Britain. The two previous Acts of Union, one for the Parliament of England and one for the Parliament of Scotland, had dissolved the previous parliaments. The Treaty of Union created the Parliament of Great Britain which was housed in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. As a consequence, Scotland was directly governed from London for the next 292 years without a legislature or a Parliament building of its own. A referendum of the Scottish electorate, held on 11 September 1997, approved the establishment of a directly elected Scottish Parliament to legislate on most domestic affairs. Following this, the Scottish Office, led by the then Secretary of State for Scotland, Donald Dewar, decided that a new purpose built facility would be constructed in Edinburgh, to house the Scottish Parliament. On 6 July 1998, it was declared that the design of Enric Miralles was chosen, with work being awarded to a Spanish and Scottish joint venture design company created for the project. Construction, which was undertaken by Bovis, commenced in June 1999, with the demolition of the Scottish and Newcastle brewery and the beginning of foundation work to support the structure of the building. MSPs began to move into the building complex in the Summer of 2004, with the official opening by the Queen taking place in October of the same year. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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