Palace Gates in England and Scotland

This weekend I went to Scotland (!!!) and visited the Palace of Holyroodhouse and saw the gates leading into the palace. Since I had already been to Buckingham Palace and seen the palace gates there, I decided to compare them.

This first gate is, of course, from Buckingham Palace. It is very glitzy and fancy and says, "look at me!" There is beautiful gold detailing all over the gate, which makes it seem like it belongs to royalty.  Also, there are small crowns atop each of the lights and there is a lion on the top of the middle of the gate. These are some of the symbols of British royalty, so it makes sense that these appear in one of the most important buildings in the UK. Additionally, these gates are very tall, large, and commanding, so people will realize that this is a very special place that needs very special gates.

This next gate, however, is from the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. This gate has some ornate detailing, but not nearly as much as Buckingham Palace. It is much shorter, blander in color, and overall less grand than the other one. There are still crowns atop the stone connectors and a lion and unicorn statue by the doors to show that this property belongs to the royals, so there is some consistency between palaces. This just shows that even though both countries are in the United Kingdom, England is still the flashier, richer sibling of Scotland.