St Giles’ Cathedral
St Giles' Cathedral, also known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is one of three cathedrals in Edinburgh, Scotland. The existing building was begun in the 14th century and extended until the early 16th century; significant alterations were undertaken in the 19th and 20th centuries, including the addition of the Thistle Chapel.
- Church
- …lies at an elevation of around 310 feet (90 metres)
- …is wheelchair accessible
- Opening hours:
Monday–Wednesday and Friday: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM–5:00 PM - Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: Church of Scotland cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Address: Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 1RE
- Also known as“Edinburgh Cathedral”“High Kirk of Edinburgh”“High Kirk of St. Giles”“St Giles Kirk”
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St Giles’ Cathedral
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Latitude
55.94947° or 55° 56′ 58″ north
Longitude
-3.19086° or 3° 11′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C7RWRX5+QM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = cathedral
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = church_of_scotland
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“St Giles’ Cathedral” goes by many names.
St Giles‘ CathedralAfrikaans
كاتدرائية سانت جايلزArabic
Эдинбург соборыBashkir
San Giles katedralaBasque
St Giles katedralaBasque
St. Giles CathedralBasque
Сэнт-ДжайлсBelarusian
Сейнт ДжайлсBulgarian
Catedral d’EdimburgCatalan
圣吉尔斯大教堂Chinese
聖吉爾斯大教堂Chinese
Edinburgh CathedralCzech
Edinburská katedrálaCzech
High Kirk of EdinburghCzech
High Kirk of St. GilesCzech
Katedrála svatého JiljíCzech
St. Giles‘ CathedralCzech
High Kirk of EdinburghDanish
St Giles‘ CathedralDanish
St Giles‘ CathedralDutch
كاتدرائيه سانت جايلزEgyptian Arabic
katedralo de EdinburgoEsperanto
Saint Gilesi katedraalEstonian
St Gilesin katedraaliFinnish
קתדרלת סנט גיילסHebrew
Szent Egyed-katedrálisHungarian
Szent Egyed-katedrális (Edinburgh)Hungarian
Katedral St GilesIndonesian
Cattedrale di EdimburgoItalian
Cattedrale di Sant’EgidioItalian
セント・ジャイルズ大聖堂Japanese
세인트 자일스 대성당Korean
Edinburgas katedrāleLatvian
کلیسای جامع سنت جایلزPersian
Katedra św. Idziego w EdynburguPolish
Catedrala Sfântul Egidiu din EdinburghRomanian
Сент-ДжайлсRussian
Собор Святого ДжайлсаRussian
Собор Святого ЭгидияRussian
Эдинбургский соборRussian
St Giles‘ CathedralScots
Cathar-eaglais Naomh GilesScottish Gaelic
Katedrala sv. GilesaSerbo-Croatian
Katedrala svetog GilesaSerbo-Croatian
Stolnica sv. GilesaSlovenian
Stolnica sv. Tilna, EdinburgSlovenian
St Giles‘ CathedralSwedish
St Giles‘ CathedralWestern Frisian
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