St. Gil's Cathedral

The Cathedral of St. Gil was built in the XII century, but to this day only the internal columns that survived the great fire have survived from it. Architect William Burn, who was engaged in restoration work, radically changed the appearance of the cathedral. Several bell towers were demolished, window openings were expanded and decorated with multi-colored stained glass windows, on the outside the walls were lined with hewn stone. That's how we see it today.

The Gothic cathedral is located on the famous Royal Mile. This is a special place of the city, it is called the High Church of Edinburgh. The Cathedral of St. Gil was used for some time not only for church services. At the end of the XVIII century, it alternately housed a school, a police station, a fire station and even a prison for prostitutes. At the beginning of the XX century, a chapel of the Order of thistle was built next to the cathedral. Every year there is a knighthood, when the monarch comes to Edinburgh in the summer.