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St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Malcolm, George, 1930, Photograph
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St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
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St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Description
Repair work to the crown-shaped spire of St Giles Cathedral. Men stand on scaffolding around the top of the tower where the bird-shaped weather vane stands.
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Malcolm, George
Date
1930
Size
20.9 x 16 cm
Type
Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Most of St. Giles Cathedral dates to the 15th century. Its crown-shaped spire is its most famous and most recognisable feature, and was added in the late 1400s when Edinburgh was part of the Archdiocese of St Andrews. The crown spire is a traditional medieval form of church spire, where curved, stone flying butresses form the open shape of a rounded crown.
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