Victoria Hall Highland Tolbooth St John’s Church | |
 The Hub seen from the Lawnmarket during the Edinburgh Festival. | |
 | |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 55°56′56.32″N 3°11′40.73″W / 55.9489778°N 3.1946472°W |
| Operator | Edinburgh International Festival |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1845 |
| Reopened | 1999 |
| Architect | James Gillespie Graham and Augustus Welby Pugin |
| Website | |
| www | |
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 (71.7 meters[1]) 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.[2]
- ^ Churches and Graveyards in Edinburgh, Introducing Edinburgh.
- ^ "History". The Hub Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.