Editing Truro (section)

===Attractions===
Truro's dominant feature is its [[Gothic-revival]] [[Truro Cathedral|cathedral]], designed by architect [[John Loughborough Pearson]], rising {{convert|249|ft|m|abbr=on}} above the city at its highest spire.<ref name=cathedral>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=trurocastreetdral-truro-unitedkingdom |publisher=[[Emporis]] |title=Building Statistics – Truro Cathedral, Truro |access-date=13 January 2008 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160531/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=trurocastreetdral-truro-unitedkingdom |url-status=usurped}}</ref> It was built in 1880–1910 on the site of St Mary's Church, consecrated over 600 years earlier. [[Georgian architecture]] is well represented, with terraces and townhouses along Walsingham Place and Lemon Street often said to be "the finest examples of Georgian architecture west of the city of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]."<ref name=westofbath>{{Cite web |url=http://www.truro.gov.uk/daytripper/4.htm |publisher=Truro City Council |title=Daytripper – Sheer Indulgence in Truro |access-date=13 January 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071007113050/http://www.truro.gov.uk/daytripper/4.htm |archive-date=7 October 2007}}</ref>

The main attraction to the region is a wide variety of shopping facilities. Truro has various [[chain stores]], [[specialty shops|speciality shops]] and [[market (place)|markets]] that reflect its history as a [[market town]]. The indoor [[Pannier Market]] is open all year, with many stalls and small businesses. The city is also popular for catering and night life, with bars, clubs and restaurants. It houses the [[Hall for Cornwall]], a performing arts and entertainment venue.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://database.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/3199-hall-for-cornwall |title=Hall For Cornwall |publisher=Theatres Trust |access-date=24 May 2021 |archive-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524222408/https://database.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/3199-hall-for-cornwall |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Royal Cornwall Museum]] is the oldest and premier museum of [[History of Cornwall|Cornish history]] and [[Culture of Cornwall|culture]]. Its collections cover fields such as [[archaeology]], art and geology. Among the exhibits is the so-called [[Arthur stone|Arthur's inscribed stone]]. Its parks and open spaces include Victoria Gardens, Boscawen Park and [[Daubuz Moors]].