What is Holyrood Palace?
[[File:Holyrood Palace dsc06059.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Holyrood Palace]] The '''Palace of Holyroodhouse''', also known as '''Holyrood Palace''', has served as the main home of the Kings and Queens of [[Scotland]] since the fifteenth century. The Palace stands in [[Edinburgh]], at the bottom of the [[Royal Mile]]. The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official home in Scotland of the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British monarch]], who spends time at the Palace at the beginning of the summer. Holyrood is an anglicisation of the [[Scots language|Scots]] ''Haly Ruid'' (Holy Cross). == History == It was founded as a [[monastery]] by [[David I of Scotland]] in 1128. [[Pope Benedict XVI]] visited Queen Elizabeth II on 16th September 2010 on his first day of his Official Papal visit to the [[United Kingdom]]. He then went on to say mass at [[Glasgow]]'s Beallahouston Park.{{Royal palaces in the United Kingdom}} {{commonscat}} {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Castles in Scotland]] [[Category:Royal residences in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:12th-century buildings and structures]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Edinburgh]]