After the Great Fire of 1666 destroyed the city’s old cathedral, the great architect Christopher Wren was called upon to design St. Paul’s, a huge and harmonious Renaissance-leaning-toward-baroque building. During World War II, Nazi bombing raids wiped out the surrounding area but spared the cathedral, so Wren’s masterpiece, capped by the most-famous dome in London, rises majestically above a crowded sea of undistinguished office buildings.
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- medium.com @thingstodoinlondon/st-pauls-cathedral…But many people want to see St. Paul’s simply because Lady Diana Spencer wed Prince Charles here in what was billed as “the fairy-tale wedding of the century.”
- christian.net arts-and-culture/who-designed-st-…The early history of St. Paul's Cathedral is a testament to the indomitable spirit of the human imagination and the enduring power of faith.
- linkedin.com pulse/st-pauls-cathedral-man-behind-…Center of the English speaking world for centuries and home to some of the greatest architectural feats on earth. St. Paul’s Cathedral.
- en.wikipedia.org St Paul's CathedralThe dome is still one of the highest in the world. St Paul's is the second-largest church building in area in the United Kingdom, after Liverpool Cathedral.
- discoverwalks.com blog/london/top-10-facts-about-…St Paul’s Cathedral is one of the most famous buildings in London. ... The interior design was inspired by the world-famous dome of the Pantheon in Rome.
- letmeshowyoulondon.com everything-you-need-to-…The pediment depicts the conversion of Sal to the Christian faith. The cathedral is dedicated to St Paul whose statue proudly sits on top of the pediment.
- travelizta.com who-was-the-architect-of-st-pauls-…Also know, who planned St Paul’s Cathedral? One of the most iconic structures in London today is the English Baroque cathedral designed by Sir...
- london-tickets.co.uk st-pauls-cathedral/old-st-…After its completion in the 1300s, Old St. Paul’s Cathedral was by far one of the most elegant churches not just in the country but probably in the whole of Europe.
- artincontext.org st-pauls-cathedral-london/St. Paul’s Cathedral in London is regarded as one of the city’s most recognizable monuments.
- saigonvs.wordpress.com 2011/10/03/st-pauls-…Source: sacred-destinations.com. St. Paul’s Cathedral in London is the seat of the Bishop of London and a major London landmark.
- mirplaneta.com Uk St. Paul's Cathedral in LondonChristopher Wren, who is the architect of the famous St. Paul’s Cathedral, has thought of every detail to make the structure really solid and impressive.
- vacatis.com architecture-of-st-pauls-cathedral/Here is all you need to know about the architecture of St Paul's Cathedral, born out of the genius of architect Sir Christopher Wren.
- aboutbritain.com StPaulsCathedral.htmThe interior of St. Paul's, like the exterior, is dominated by its great Dome, which crowns the intersection of the cathedral.