▁Tra qu air ▁national ▁recognition . ▁Within ▁a ▁t unn elled ▁ce iling ▁interior ▁the ▁East ▁Wall ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁c athedral ▁cler gy ▁and ▁cho ir . ▁The ▁South ▁dep ict s ▁Tra qu air ' s ▁adm ired ▁contempor aries ▁such ▁as ▁D ante ▁Gabriel ▁Ros set ti , ▁William ▁Hol man ▁H unt , ▁and ▁George ▁Freder ic ▁W att s ; ▁the ▁North , ▁birds ▁and ▁ch or ister s ▁sing ▁together . ▁The ▁West ▁shows ▁the ▁four ▁be asts ▁singing ▁the ▁San ct us . ▁ ▁Royal ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁school ▁put ▁forward ▁a ▁fully ▁fund ed ▁£ 2 5 ▁million ▁proposal ▁to ▁move ▁its ▁location ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁Royal ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁another ▁proposal ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁a ▁hotel . ▁The ▁school ' s ▁plans ▁were ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Council ▁planning ▁committee ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁allowed ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁its ▁students . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁council ▁had ▁previously ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁D ud ding ston ▁House ▁Properties ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁Royal ▁High ▁into ▁a ▁hotel . ▁ ▁Two ▁hotel ▁plans ▁were ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Council ▁planning ▁committee ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Music ▁School ▁proposal ▁could ▁not ▁go ▁ahead ▁unless ▁the ▁agreement ▁with ▁D ud ding ston ▁House ▁Properties ▁were