Panorama showing the interior of St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh. This picture shows the body of the cathedral taken from part way down the aisle.

St Mary's Cathedral - Edinburgh visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'St Mary's Cathedral' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Lothian.

St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh is a Victorian Gothic building designed by Sir Gilbert Scott. The church was consecrated in 1879 and contains several notable features, artifacts and works of art that make it a visitor attraction. Another panorama shows the choir area and high altar of the church.

Among the highlights is the Lorimer Rood cross which hangs above the nave. Designed by Sir Robert Lorimer as part of the War Memorial it shows the suffering Jesus surrounded by the four gospel writers. In 2002 the church received a Paolozzi Window, designed by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi on the theme of the Ascension. The church organ is reputedly one of the best in Scotland, designed by 'Father' Willis in 1879. The rederos around the High Altar were designed by John Oldrid Scott. In the north aisle hangs 'The Presence', a painting by Alfred Borthwick dating from 1910.

This St Mary's Cathedral is the Episcopal cathedral church, and should not be confused with the Catholic cathedral church of the same name, which stands on York Place in Edinburgh.

St Mary's Cathedral
Palmerston Place
Edinburgh
EH12 5AW
Tel: 0131 225 6293
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Bus: various to Shandwick Place / Palmerston Place junction.
Walk: 15 minutes from Waverley Station and the Tourist Information Centre. Head west down Princes Street to St John's Church, continue down Shandwick Place and turn right down Palmerston Place.