St. Giles' Cathedral (Edinburgh)

United Kingdom / Scotland / Edinburgh / High Street
 cathedral, church, interesting place, Category A Listed Scotland, 14th century construction

A prominent feature of the Edinburgh skyline, St. Giles' Cathedral or the High Kirk of Edinburgh is a Church of Scotland place of worship decorating the midpoint of the Royal Mile with its highly distinctive hollow-crown tower. The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. Today it is sometimes regarded as the mother church of Presbyterianism.

www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/
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Coordinates:   55°56'58"N   3°11'27"W
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