Image: Saint Giles, Thistle Chapel
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Description: A boss in the ceiling of the Thistle Chapel at St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh. Saint Giles' is the patron saint of Edinburgh and the city's ancient parish church is dedicated to him. The Thistle Chapel was designed Robert Lorimer and built between 1909 and 1911. It is the spiritual home of the Order of the Thistle: Scotland's highest chivalric order. The stone carving is by Joseph Hayes using designs by Louis Deuchars.
Title: Saint Giles, Thistle Chapel
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