St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh

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Church of Scotland kirk cathedral church building listed building tourist attraction

St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh is a historic Church of Scotland landmark on the Royal Mile, renowned as the High Kirk of Edinburgh and noted for its distinctive crown steeple and rich religious and civic heritage.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
St Giles’ Cathedral 5
Chapel of the Order of the Thistle at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh 1
St Giles' Cathedral 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Church of Scotland kirk ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
church building ⓘ
listed building ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWithPerson John Knox ⓘ
churchmanship Presbyterian ⓘ
city Edinburgh ⓘ
containsFeature John Knox statue ⓘ
Thistle Chapel ⓘ
central nave ⓘ
multiple side aisles ⓘ
numerous memorials and monuments ⓘ
pipe organ ⓘ
stained glass windows ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
denomination Church of Scotland ⓘ
firstRecorded 1120s ⓘ
foundedInCentury 12th century ⓘ
function civic church of Edinburgh ⓘ
parish church ⓘ
governingBody Kirk Session of St Giles’ ⓘ
hasArchitecturalFeature crown steeple ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Gothic architecture ⓘ
hasSpireHeightApprox 45 metres ⓘ
hasTowerType crown tower ⓘ
heritageDesignation Category A listed building ⓘ
part of Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownAs High Kirk of Edinburgh ⓘ
locatedIn Edinburgh ⓘ
Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh
locatedOn Royal Mile ⓘ
majorRestoration 19th century ⓘ
namedAfter Saint Giles ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operatedBy Church of Scotland ⓘ
ownership City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
playedRoleIn Scottish Reformation ⓘ
rebuiltInCentury 14th century ⓘ
region Lothian ⓘ
servesAs chapel of the Order of the Thistle ⓘ
tradition Reformed ⓘ
underwentRestorationBy Robert Rowand Anderson ⓘ
William Burn ⓘ
William Chambers ⓘ
usedFor civic ceremonies ⓘ
concerts ⓘ
state occasions ⓘ
tourist visits ⓘ
worship services ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parliament House, Edinburgh → adjacentTo → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: St Giles’ Cathedral
John Knox → burialPlace → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh (churchyard site)
Order of the Thistle → chapelLocation → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
Edinburgh → hasLandmark → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: St Giles' Cathedral
Royal Mile → hasLandmark → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: St Giles’ Cathedral
Old Town of Edinburgh → hasPart → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: St Giles’ Cathedral
Lady of the Thistle → isConnectedTo → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chapel of the Order of the Thistle at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
Thistle Chapel → locatedIn → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: St Giles’ Cathedral
Parliament House, Edinburgh → locatedNear → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: St Giles’ Cathedral
Thistle Chapel → partOf → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: St Giles’ Cathedral complex
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose → placeOfBurial → St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
this entity surface form: St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh