The Hub, Edinburgh facts for kids
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Victoria Hall
Highland Tolbooth St John’s Church |
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The Hub seen from the Lawnmarket during the Edinburgh Festival.
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| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
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| Coordinates | 55°56′56.32″N 3°11′40.73″W / 55.9489778°N 3.1946472°W |
| Operator | Edinburgh International Festival |
| Capacity | 400 |
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| Opened | 1845 |
| Reopened | 1999 |
| Architect | James Gillespie Graham and Augustus Welby Pugin |
The Hub is a public arts and events building in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. Located at the top of the Royal Mile, it is a prominent landmark as its tall gothic spire is the highest point in central Edinburgh, and towers over the surrounding buildings below Edinburgh Castle.
The building is a notable example of Gothic Revival architecture and was designed by architects J Gillespie Graham and Augustus Pugin. Constructed between 1842 and 1845, it was originally designed as a meeting hall for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. From 1929 the building was used as a church until the mid-1980s. Today it is the home of the Edinburgh International Festival and is used as a ticket office, information centre and performance venue.
Previous use as a church
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What is now "The Hub" was built for the Church of Scotland both as a parish church and as a purpose-built General Assembly Hall. It was originally known as the Victoria Hall. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland last met here in 1929, when the Church of Scotland united with the United Free Church of Scotland, thereafter using the former United Free Church's Assembly Hall on The Mound (and continuing to this day.)
In 1979 the Highland Tolbooth St John's Church building was closed, the congregation uniting with the nearby Greyfriars Kirk. The congregation had been notable for its services in Gaelic as well as English. The building was then virtually unused until becoming "The Hub".
Images for kids
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Former Tolbooth Church, Castlehill, Edinburgh
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The Hub, seen from Edinburgh Castle
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Pugin's interior has been retained, with contemporary artworks lining the Victorian stair
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See also
In Spanish: The Hub (Edimburgo) para niños
