August 10, 2010

St. Giles

St. Giles is like the Westminster Abbey of Scotland. The ornate spire is from 1495. Inside there is a chapel called the thistle where the queen holds a special ceremony like knighting someone but it is a higher honor.







ceiling of the thistle chapel

All hand carved wood inside
Doorknob
Stain glass window in the main church

2 comments:

Kate G said...

Great shots of the interior of the church!

BenSaf said...

I love the pic of the lion holding the shield.