03-06-2006 - A quotation from Scottish poet Alisdair Gray is among many on the walls of the Scottish Parliament. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - A quotation from Scottish poet Robert Burns is among many on the walls of the Scottish Parliament. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - A view of the Scottish Parliament as seen from the Dynamic Earth complex. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - A view of the Scottish Parliament as seen from the Dynamic Earth complex. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - A view of the Scottish Parliament as seen from the Dynamic Earth complex. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - A view of the Scottish Parliament as seen from above on Arthur's Seat. In the background can be seen the classical architecture on the volcanic base of Calton Hill. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - A view of the Scottish Parliament as seen from above on Arthur's Seat. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - A view of the Scottish Parliament as seen from above on Arthur's Seat. In the background can be seen the classical architecture on the volcanic base of Calton Hill. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - Above the entrance to the Scottish Parliament building, at the bottom of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - The entrance to the Scottish Parliament building, at the bottom of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - The entrance to the Scottish Parliament building, at the bottom of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - Above the entrance to the Scottish Parliament building, at the bottom of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. © Gerry McCann

03-06-2006 - A life-size plastic cow, painted in blue and white, the colours of the Scottish Saltire flag, stands outside the entrance to the Scottish Parliament building. © Gerry McCann

24-05-2006 - Part of the roof the Scottish Parliament which abbuts onto ancient buildings in the Royal Mile. © Gerry McCann

24-05-2006 - MSP and benches in the debating chamber in the Scottish Parliament. © Gerry McCann

24-05-2006 - MSP and benches in the debating chamber in the Scottish Parliament. © Gerry McCann

24-05-2006 - Part of the roof the Scottish Parliament which abbuts onto ancient buildings in the Royal Mile. © Gerry McCann