As the sun went down in Edinburgh, the Scottish Parliament has lit up in tribute to the men and women who lost their lives serving in the First World War.
The names of 134,712 men and women listed in the Scottish National War Memorial Roll of Honour are being projected onto Holyrood.
Along with Scottish servicemen, the names of those projected will include nurses, munitions factory workers, Merchant Navy personnel, and overseas servicemen who fought on behalf of Scotland.
The projection, titled Their Name Liveth, designed by artist Ross Ashton, will take seven hours to complete.
As the evening goes on, there will be performances by pipers from across Scotland.
The projection will conclude at midnight with the Last Post.
The project is a partnership between the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish National War Memorial and The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
The Presiding Officer, the Rt. Hon. Ken Macintosh MSP said: "This illumination will be a poignant tribute to all those who died and a powerful reminder to us today of their sacrifice.
"It is the centrepiece of the Parliament's plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and I hope as many people as possible will join us on Armistice Day to view what will be a truly unique illumination.
"The fact it will take 7 hours to project the names of all those who died reflects the sheer scale of the loss and the devastation the war had on communities right across Scotland.
"This has been a remarkable project and I would like to thank our partners The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Scottish National War Memorial for their help in making it happen."
David Allfrey, Chief Executive of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo said: "All of us at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo are honoured to play a part in the commemoration of the Armistice. We recognise the particular significance of this against the back-drop of four years of remembrance.
"Ross Ashton and his team work with us every year and have created beautiful and innovative projections for our show. He has worked with our armed forces for many years and will, we know, respectfully memorialise the many men and women who lost their lives during the war.
"This event is hugely important and will help us to reflect upon all we've learned over the past century, and in particular these previous four years. We would encourage as many people as possible to join us at The Parliament and pay their own personal tribute."
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