South facade of St Giles Cathedral or High Kirk of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Parliament Square, Lothian, Scotland, UK.

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More properly known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, seen over Parliament Square and past the statue of 5 th Duke of Buccleuch. The original church of 854 was replaced by a Norman one circa 1120, which was demolished in 1385, after which the current Gothic structure was commenced.

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Size: 4709px × 3704px
Location: St Giles Cathedral or High Kirk of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Parliament Square, Lothian, Scotland, UK.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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