Original sentence: King James I started the rebuilding of the Palace as a grand residence for Scottish royalty
Edited sentence: In 1559, at an early stage of the Scottish Reformation, the Protestant Lords of the Congregation destroyed the statues adorning the exterior and interior of the church as signs of "popishness", and defaced the statue of St Michael which formed part of the structure.In 1964 a new steeple was added, constructed of lightweight aluminium to minimise the load on the tower and reinterpreting the crown steeple in a modern idiom.King James I started the rebuilding of the Palace as a grand residence for Scottish royalty, also beginning the rebuilding of the Church of St Michael immediately to the south of the palace: the earlier church had been used as a storeroom during Edward's occupation.Parts of the Church of St Michael were brought into use as they were completed, and the church was completed in 1540.The crown steeple of the Church of St Michael deteriorated structurally to the point where it was in danger of collapsing, and it was dismantled in 1820.While other repairs were completed and the church was rededicated in 1896, the tower was too weakened for restoration of the original crown steeple