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15.       Gothic style buildings.

Narrator: The architectures of Gothic style flourished during the period of high and late medieval with the characteristic features

16.       The models of the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the colourful stained glasses.

Narrator: including the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the colourful stained glasses.

17.       The photos of Westminster Abby, Cahtedrale Notre Dame de Paris, the Cathedral of Cologne;

Narrator: There are a number of distinguished Gothic architectures all over the world like Westminster Abby, Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris, the Cathedral of Cologne and so forth. A Gothic architecture always expresses its powerful, splendid and elegant emotion.

18.       Focus on the pointed arch on the roof;

Narrator: In Gothic Architecture, the pointed arch, as a defining characteristic,

19.       Focus on the doorway, arcade;

Narrator: might be designed in every opening such as doorway, arcade and gallery for both structural and decorative.

20.       The view of whole St Giles;

Narrator: The pointed arch lends itself to a suggestion of height. So does St Giles Cathedral.

21.       Focus on the Crown Spire;

Narrator: It also has a most notable Crown Spire on the tower to emphasize the height, verticality as well as the majesty.

22.       Zoom the lens to the panoramic view of the Royal Mile;

Narrator: The tower is regarded as a prominent landmark on Royal Mile.

23.       Models of the ribbed vaults and the flying buttresses;

Narrator: Usually, Gothic Architecture is quite famous for its ribbed vaults and the flying buttresses. While, St Giles is an excepetion that has no flying buttresses outside.

24.   Some Gothic buildings (loftiness and huge dimension); God;

Narrator: There is a saying that the Gothic cathedral represented the universe in microcosm and each architectural concept, including the loftiness and huge dimensions of the structure, were intended to convey a theological message: the great glory of God.

25.   Whole view; geometry; symbols or religious implication;

Narrator: We can easily find the evidence in a Gothic cathedral through the architectural design both mathematically and geometrically, as well as the symbolic which underlies the religious implication.

26.   Different statues and sculptural decorations;

Narrator: Look at these statues, sculptural decoration of St Giles Cathedral; they are the essence of creation originated from the Old and New Testaments or other sacred history, and used for ecclesiastical symbols.

27.   Focus on the stained windows;

Narrator: Besides, most churches are richly decorated with the stained windows as well. St Giles Cathedral also has a collection of significant stained windows. Most of them dated from the Chambers Restoration (1872-83) onwards.

28.   The window at the west end of the church;

Narrator: This window, at the west end of the church, according to the official introduction, shows the crossing of the Jordan in the upper section, and portrays the figures of three great heroines of the Old Testament in the lower lights. The window has been designed to enhance the western light that it catches, and shows a masterful use of colour.

29.   Whole view of inside at the west entrance;

Narrator: The exterior is fairly impressed and it is also fantastic inside.

30.   The picture of Latin-cross plan;

Narrator: Most Gothic churches got a Latin-cross plan with a long nave and a transverse arm called transept.

31.   Columns and the lower-level vaults;

Narrator: In St Giles, though the large scale would suggest a great sense of space, the many columns and the lower-level vaults break up the interior, limiting the vistas and giving the sense of a series of separate but interconnected areas.

32.   Standing on the west entrance, lens to the choir place in the east end;

Narrator: Entering from the west entrance of St Giles Cathedral, the choir place can be seen in the east end just standing on the nave.

33.   The Albany Aisle;

Narrator: On the northwest side, there is a peaceful corner called The Albany Aisle that reserved for prayer and meditation. It is now dedicated to those who fell in the two World Wars.

34.   To clarify this is the centre place in St Giles; holy table; pulpit; pillars(gradually lens up to the ceiling);

Narrator: At the heart of the cathedral is the sanctuary, where the holy table and pulpit are surrounded by four massive central pillars that support the tower and crown steeple. These date from 1120 and become the oldest part of St Giles.