St. Paul Cathedral, London region

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At first, the cathedral was actually a modest chapel that was demolished along with the city's scaring Mellitus by Saeberht's pagan successors. The chapel was burned in 675. About the place was built the cathedral, is said to still retain traces of a megalithic temple, or a circle of stones - that is a temple to the goddess Diana, built in line with that of Apollo, located in Westminster.

The third cathedral was being built in 962, and this time all of the stone. This was buried Aethelred the unprepared. The building was destroyed in a fire in 1087, along with the entire city.

The fourth St Paul's Cathedral, also known as the Old Saint Paul's Cathedral, was started by the Normans after the 1087 fire. Work on this has been spread over a period of 200 years, a new obstacle appeared with a new fire in 1136. The roof was rebuilt of wood.

St. Paul's Cathedral is Sir Christopher Wren's masterpiece, built of stone and crowned by a dome Portlan wonderful. St Paul's Cathedral is a famous tourist attraction tourist attractions in London completeness. Extra wide steps leading to the gorgeous two-story west facade and two towers in the Baroque style. The tower is located to the left of the largest bell in England. "Great Paul", made in 1882 and weighs 17 tons.

St. Paul was an inspiration for the whole British people during the Second World War, when much of the area around the cathedral was destroyed by air attacks and photographs of the cathedral with the dome covered in flames and smoke were circulated widely. Everybody thought that was a real miracle that St. Paul's Cathedral also survived a massacre, although not completely unscathed. A bomb demolished the Grand Shrine, encrypt suffered some damage and many windows were broken. They were later replaced with glass windows, as it was Wren's initial desire, improving the brightness inside the cathedral.

Many centuries ago, the place is the cathedral was the site of a Roman temple dedicated to the goddess Diana, and then more churches were built here. St. Paul's Cathedral has now replaced the old St Paul's Cathedral, which was destroyed during the great fire of London in 1666. Sir Christopher Wren was hired to design a building that would replace the one burned. His first two projects were rejected, only the third to be accepted. Construction began in 1675. The first service was held in 1697, but still only 13 years after the work was fully completed in 1710. St. Paul may be considered the first Protestant cathedral in the world.

Inside St. Paul's Cathedral, as well as the exterior is dominated by large and Dom, the cathedral's crowning cross. One of the biggest domes in the world with a height of 111 feet, weighing 65,000 tons, is supported by eight pillars. The frescoes that decorate the interior dome, were created by Sir James Thornhill.

St. Paul's Cathedral contains many interesting artifacts and some monuments of the British account. In the northern shrine is located Souls Chapel, dedicated to the memory of Lord Kitchener and his men died in war. This shrine contains a memorial dedicated to the Duke of Wellington, hero of the Battle of Waterloo. Also at St. Paul's Cathedral and the monument was Nelson, the great hero who was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

The tomb is believed to be the largest in Europe, contains about 200 graves. Here are the tombs of Nelson, Wellington and Sir Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin. Artististilor corner, the tombs of Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sir Henry Moore, Sir John Everett Millais and Joshua Reynolds.

Surrounded by graves and memorials of his family members, here is found the final resting place of Sir Chirstopher Wren. Above, an inscription was even chosen by his son - "lecturer, and Monumentum requiris, circumspice" (Reader, if I look for the monument, look around you).

St. Paul Opening hours:
Monday-Saturday: 8:30 to 4:00 p.m. (last entry). Galleries open at 9:30. The Cathedral is closed to visitors on Christmas and Good Friday. Cathedral still visit sometimes closes without notice due to special slubje.


Rates:
Adult: £ 11.00; Elders: £ 10.00, children (6-16 years): £ 3.50, family ticket (2 adults and 2 two children): £ 25.50
Admission is free with LondonPass.

Location:
The nearest subway station is St. Paul's.
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