Victoria Quay, Edinburgh facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Victoria Quay |
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Scottish Gaelic Cidhe Bhictòria
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Front elevation of Victoria Quay
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Government building |
| Location | Victoria Quay |
| Address | Victoria Quay, Leith |
| Town or city | Edinburgh |
| Country | Scotland |
| Current tenants | Scottish Government |
| Construction started | 1993 |
| Opened | 1996 |
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| Parking | 672 car parking spaces (incl. 79 for visitors) |
Victoria Quay (VQ) (Cidhe Bhictòria in Scottish Gaelic) is a Scottish Government building situated in Leith, Edinburgh, relatively close to the HRY Brittania museum ship, it was conceived by Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall, and there are some prominent nods to naval architecture in the design. Its construction began in 1993, and it was officially opened by The Queen on Monday 1 July 1996. Civil servants began moving offices there in phases from autumn 1995.
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