Edinburgh
Edinburgh
+ Exploring Edinburgh
Sights
* Ann Street
* Assembly Hall
* Assembly Rooms
* Blackford Hill
* Braid Hills
* Calton Hill
* Camera Obscura
* Charlotte Square
* City Art Centre
* The Colonies
* Corstorphine
* Cowgate
* Craigmillar Castle
* Cramond
* Dean Village
* Duddingston
* Edinburgh Castle Museums
* Edinburgh Exchange
* Edinburgh's Festival Centre - The Hub
* Edinburgh Zoo
* George Street
* The Georgian House
* Gladstone's Land
* The Grassmarket
* Greyfriars Kirk
* Hanover Street
* The Heart of Midlothian
* Holyrood Abbey
* Holyrood Park
* Huntly House Museum
* John Knox's House
* Lady Stair's House, The Writers' Museum
* The Lawnmarket
* Leith
* The Meadows
* Mercat Cross
* Morningside
* The Mound
* Murrayfield
* Museum of Childhood
* Parliament House
* Parliament Square
* The People's Story museum
* Princes Street
* Princes Street Gardens
* Queen Street
* Register House
* Royal High School
* Royal Scottish Academy
* Royal scottish Observatory
* The Royal Yacht Britannia
* St Andrew Square
* St Giles Cathedral
* St Mary's episcopal Cathedral
* Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
* The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Dean Gallery
* Scottish National Portrait Gallery
* The Scottish Parliament
* Stockbridge
* Swanston
* Talbot Rice Art Gallery
* The Tron Kirk
* The University of Edinburgh
* Victoria Street
* The Water of Leith
* Waterloo Place
* Waverley Market (princes mall)
Vicinity
+ Vicinity
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Worth Seeing )
In 1870, the Misses Barbara and Mary Coates, devoted Episcopalians, left a legacy in the shape of land and money for the building of a cathedral in the West End of Edinburgh. St Mary's, with the sisters' 17th-century mansion still in its shadow, is the result, a soaring Victorian Gothic creation which dominates this part of the city. It was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and built between 1874 and 1879, a cruciform church whose central tower rises to 84m - the full effect is best seen from Melville Street. The twin western towers were added in 1917, and are affectionately known as Barbara and Mary, in memory of the cathedral's donors. The interior combines architectural sobriety with a pious cosiness; look out for the glowing murals by Phoebe Anna Traquair, a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts movement.
Address: Palmerston Place
Phone: 0131 225 6293
Open: Mon-Fri 7:30am-6pm; Sat, Sun 7:30am-5pm (summer months till 9pm)
Bus: 2, 22, 30, 43
Accessible: Very good
Admission: Free
Other: Charlotte Square
Practical: Regular programme of organ recitals and concerts; choral evensong during term-time. Phone the cathedral for further information.
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