 In July 1829, the ruins of the Holyrood Chapel were visited by Felix Mendelssohn.Holyrood, as Mendelssohn related to his family in a letter, served as inspiration for his "Scottish Symphony".Holyrood Abbey was the site of the coronations of James II in 1437, Margaret Tudor in 1504, Mary of Guise in 1540, Anne of Denmark in 1590, and Charles I in 1633.