London: St Paul's Cathedral

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British life and culture - England, Scotland and Wales

St Paul's Cathedral

Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England

St Paul's Cathedral seen today was built between 1675 and 1711 by Sir Christopher Wren. The foudation stone was laid in 1675 when Wren was 43 years old, and the last stone was put in lace by his son 35 years later.

image: St Pauls
St Paul's Cathedral, London

The original Norman cathedral, destoyed in the Great Fire of London of 1666, was even larger than Wren's new building and must have dwarfed the medieval city.

image: St ails Cathedral

image: St Pauls
The photo on the left shows the main entrance to St Pauls.

Inside, St. Paul's is packed with memorials to notable Britons including Christopher Wren, Wellington and Admiral Nelson, hero of Trafalgar.

For the fit or ambitious, you can climb 530 steps to the Golden Gallery, an observation platform atop the dome of the cathedral. From there you can look out over the modern skyline of the city of London.

image: St Paul's Dome imag; St Paul's Dome
You can see the distinctive dome of St Paul's from miles away.

The dome of St Paul's Cathedral is the second biggest dome in the world, after St Peter's in Rome.

image: St Pauls Dome

At the dome's base is the Whispering Gallery, a circular walkway halfway up the inside of the dome. Due to the acoustics of the curved surface, a phrase whispered against one wall can be heard against the far wall 112 feet away.

image: Queen Vcitoria image: Front of S Pauls
Staute of Queen Victoria stands in front of St Paul's

Opening Times
Open Monday – Saturday 8:30 – 16:00 Special events may close the Cathedral so check before visiting

Ticket Prices
Adults - £10 Seniors - £9 Students - £8.50 Family (2+2) - £23.50 Children (7-16) - £3
(Prices 2010)

St. Paul's on the web:
www.stpauls.co.uk

Back to Buildings and landmarks of London

Tower Bridge	Tower of London	St Paul's Cathedral
Golden Hinde	Shakespeare Globe	The London Eye
The Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament)	Westminster Abbey	Jewel House
Trafalgar Square	Admiralty Arch	Buckingham Palace
The Monument	The Gherkin	Cleopatra's Needle
St James' Palace	Lambeth Palace	Eros

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