St Paul's Cathedral (London)

United Kingdom / England / London / St. Paul's Churchyard
 cathedral, landmark, Baroque (architecture), Grade I Listed (UK), anglican church, 17th century construction
St. Paul's Churchyard
London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom
www.stpauls.co.uk/

St Paul's Cathedral is the diocesan seat of the Bishop of London, located on Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City. The present building dates from the 17th century and was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. It is thought to be London's fifth church named for the saint since 604 A.D., all on this same site. The cathedral is one of London's most famous and recognisable sights. At 365 feet high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1962, and its dome is also among the highest in the world, St Peter's Basilica in Rome being higher. The Monument to the 1666 Great Fire of London, also designed by Wren and the tallest doric column in the world, would fit inside the cathedral's interior.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul's_Cathedral
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Coordinates:   51°30'49"N   -0°5'54"E

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  • place comments is beautiful
  • Said by its architect to have been built on the site of a temple of Diana, the present building replaces one of the largest churches of the christian world, which was burned in 1666. The medieval cathedral was longer than the present one and sat in an enclosed compound with many outlying church buildings including cloisters and chapter house. Inigo Jones began a rebuilding after the English Civil War and Interregnum and Wren even tried to patch up and save the old building after the Great Fire but a major collapse of masonry put an end to the scheme and a complete rebuild was needed.
  • Beautiful building. Is this dome as big as St. Peter's? Just curious.
  • Not quite, but it comes close. St. Peter's is 136m, whereas St. Paul's is 108m.