SAINT PAUL'S CATHEDRAL , LONDON

Saint Paul's Cathedral, in London, cathedral of

the Anglican bishop. It is located within the
central City of London, atop Ludgate Hill and
northeast of Blackfriars.
Construction started: 1087
Opened: 1314 ARCHITECT
Destroyed by: Fire
Architect : Sir Christopher Wren SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN WAS THE
Architectural styles: Gothic architecture, ARCHITECT WHO REBUILT LONDON.
English Gothic architecture AFTER THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON,
Height: 365 ft (111 m) SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN DESIGNED
NEW CHURCHES AND SUPERVISED
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SOME OF
LONDON’S MOST IMPORTANT
BUILDINGS.
• BORN
OCTOBER 2, 1632 AT EAST KNOYLE IN
WILTSHIRE , ENGLAND
• DIED
FEBRUARY 25, 1723 IN LONDON , AT
AGE 91.
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BUS TOUR ROUTE
THE CATHEDRAL IS ONE OF THE MOST
FAMOUS AND MOST RECOGNIZABLE SIGHTS
OF LONDON , WITH IT’S DOME , FRAMED BY
THE SPIRES OF WREN’S CITY CHURCHES ,
DOMINATING THE SKYLINE FOR 300 YEARS.
AT 365 FEET (111M) HIGH, IT WAS THE TALLEST
BUILDING IN LONDON FROM 1710-1962, AND
ITS DOME IS ALSO AMONG THE HIGHEST IN
THE WORLD. IN TERMS OF AREA , ST PAUL’S IS
THE SECOND LARGEST CHRUCH BUILDING IN
THE UNITED KINGDOM AFTER LIVERPOOL
CATHEDRAL.

A STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ART ORGINATING IN

ITALY IN THE EARLY 17TH CENTURY AND VARIOUSLY
PREVALENT IN EUROPE AND THE NEW WORLD FOR A
CENTURY AND A HALF, CHARACTERIZED BY FREE AND
SCULPTURAL USE OF THE CLASSICAL ORDERS AND
ORNAMENTS, BY FORMS IN ELEVATION AND PLAN
SUGGESTING MOVEMEMNT, AND BY DRAMATIC
EFFECT IN WHICH ARCHITECTURE, PANTING ,
SCULPTURE , AND TE DECORATIVE ARTS OFTEN
WORKED TO COMBINED EFFECT.
 DETAILS
• LENGTH: 555FT [160M]
• NAVE WIDTH: 121FT [37M]
• WIDTH ACROSS TRANSEPTS: 246FT [75M]

STRUCTURAL FEATURES
• BUTTRESS GIVEN FOR EXTRA STRENGTH
FOR SCREEN WALLS.
• DEEP RECESSES IN THE WALLS FOR
WINDOWS.
• THICK WALLS ARE PROVIDED INTERNALLY.

THE LARGE CROSSING DOME IS
COMPOSED OF THREE LAYERS.THE
FIRST TRIPLE DOME EVER TO BE
CONTRUCTED. THE INNER AND OUTER
LAYERS ARE CATENARY CURVES, BUT
THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY TO
SUPPORT THE HEAVY STONE
STUCTURE ATOP THE DOME IS
PROVIED BY A INTERMEDIARY LAYER
WHICH IS MUCH STEEPER AND MORE
CONICAL IN SHAPE .THE DOME IS
RESTRAINED ROUND ITS BASE BY A
WROUGHT IRON TO PREVENT ITS
SPREADING AND CRAKING.
NO. OF TOWERS : 2
HEIGHT : 221FT [67M]
DEATILS OF THE TOWERS AT WEST END
AND THEIR DARK VOIDS ARE BOLDLY
SCALED, IN ORDER TO READ WELL FROM
THE STREET BELOW AND FROM A
DISTANCE, FOR THE TOWERS HAVE
ALWAYS STOOD OUT IN THE URBAN
SKLYLINE. THEY ARE CONTEMENTARY
ELEMENTS , A CENTRAL CYLINDER
RISING THROUGH THE TIERS IN A SERIES
OF STACKED DRUMS, AND PAIRED
CORITHIAN COLUMNS AT THE CORNERS,
WITH BUTTRESSES ABOVE THEM, WHICH
SERVE TO UNIFY THE DRUM SHAPE
BLOCK PLINTH CONTAINING THE CLOCK.
Why It Matters

St. Paul’s is one of the most iconic sites in London as well as one of its top tourist
attractions. The implementation of a sustainable tourism management plan
improves visitors’ experiences while lessening the damage that can be caused from
heavy visitor traffic to a limited portion of the interior. When the proposed changes
were complete, St. Paul’s have the ability to present a broader range of themes to
the public allowing visitors to understand the importance of St. Paul’s over time.
New technology employed in the visitor centre and the new areas open to the public
provided a richer experience, as well as reduce the concentration of crowds by
allowing improved movement throughout the building. Mindful that St. Paul’s
remains a place of worship, it also assures that sacred nature of the space is
preserved by creating visitor facilities in the crypt.

Beyond its architectural landmark status, St. Paul's Cathedral serves as the Anglican
Episcopal see in London and thus has figured prominently in many major cultural
and religious events, from the funerals of Lord Nelson and Winston Churchill to the
marriage of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer