St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England, was designed by Christopher Wren and took 35 years to complete. It has faced many disasters but has always been rebuilt. The cathedral has a nave, two transepts, two towers, seven chapels, a dome, monuments, a crypt, and a library. It has been the site of many significant events, including weddings and funerals of historical figures. Visitors can tour the cathedral six days a week, but only at certain times and after paying an admission fee.
St. Paul’s Cathedral is located in London, England and took 35 years to complete. It has faced many disasters, mainly fires, but has always been rebuilt. The cathedral consists of the nave, two transepts, two towers, seven chapels, a dome, monuments, a crypt, monuments and a library. It has been the site of many significant events including weddings and funerals of historical figures. Visitors are allowed to tour six days a week, but only at certain times and after paying an admission fee.
The architect of St. Paul’s Cathedral was Christopher Wren, whose first and second set of plans for the project fell through. After the third approval received, the cathedral was built between 1675 and 1710, but Parliament deemed it formally completed in 1711. The Anglican cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of London.
This cathedral is actually the fifth one at that spot. The first was built in 604, but burned down in 962 and rebuilt in 963. It was rebuilt again in 1087 due to a fire. There was later another fire and once again the church was rebuilt, but it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Construction on the present cathedral began in 1675 and the finished artwork still stands today.
St. Paul’s Cathedral is in the shape of a cross, with the main long section called the Nave and the two short sections called the transepts. There are seven chapels in the cathedral: the American Memorial Chapel, the OBE Chapel, the Knights Bachelor Chapel, the Chapel of St. Michael & St. George, the Middlesex Chapel, the Chapel of St. Dunstan and the Chapel of All Souls. The Cathedral Library, also known as the Dean’s and Chapter Library, is accessible by appointment only. The Crypt is the burial place of many notable historical figures, including Christopher Wren, and houses many monuments and memorials. The entire dome is actually in three parts: the outer dome, a support cone underneath it, and the inner dome, the latter of which is covered in murals.
Many weddings and funerals, as well as other events, have taken place in St. Paul’s Cathedral. Famous funerals include that of 1806 for Lord Nelson and that of 1965 for Sir Winston Churchill. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married there in 1981. On September 11, 2001, crowds gathered to mourn after the terrorist attacks in the United States.
Visitors can learn more about the cathedral through a variety of ways, including exploring the crypt or climbing the dome. There is also a restaurant and café. St. Paul’s Cathedral is open six days a week, but visitors must pay an entrance fee.
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