Edinburgh Central Mosque is a Muslim place of worship near the University of Edinburgh inaugurated in 1998 .
The mosque combines features of traditional Islamic architecture and the Scottish baronial style. It was built with the financial support of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia who covered 90% of its cost.
The complex includes a Main prayer hall, ablution rooms for male and female, a library, a kitchen and a multi purpose hall.
Located near Grassmarket, Greyfriars Kirk is an early 17th-century church, the first built in Edinburgh after the Reformation.
St. Giles Cathedral was founded in the 11th century but the original cathedral burned down in 1385 and was rebuilt shortly afterwards. In 1466 St. Giles became a collegiate church and around 1490 the lantern tower was added. In the 16th century, the reformer John Knox became a priest of St. Gilles and was buried there, making the cathedral the mother church of Presbyterianism. He is commemorated by a 19th-century stained glass window in the south wall of the church and, since 1904, by a bronze statue on the north side.
When stepping up to Canongate Kirk you may be excused for not quite knowing what the building is. The front is unusual with its flat facade, heavy Doric porch and strange Dutch style gable, topped by a set of real antlers.
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