Saint Paul's Cathedral
numbers:Hou Yali You Yihong Sun Qilong Sun Peng
Located in the north shore of the river Thames in London ,new gate street and new Qian Ji street crossing angle place.This is a very important position in London,between in the Tower of London and Westminster Abbey.
It is the world famous religious sites.The world's fifth largest church and third big dome church.Britain's first church.
It is a religious center in London.Building for the magnificent christian baroque style.
In 2013 years,Britain's "iron lady", former prime minister Margaret thatcher's death.
• Front of the front entrance to the church,have a small square ,and have a established in 1712 stone of the queen Anne .Sing in her "millennium" completed the st Paul's cathedral.
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• As well as other famous church,There is also have some Kings of gground palace.
• The British royal family held in Westminster most important wedding, baptism, and funeral.But prince Charles and princess Diana's wedding was held at st Paul's cathedral.
Its main building is two layers of cross-shaped building that two sets long 150 meters , wide 39 meters ,holding a cross in the middle of the building, supporting the arch vault domes of up to 111 meters,The top of the dome roof, sits a gilded big cross.
Saint Paul's cathedral was established in 604 years at the earliest,East Saxon king Ethel Herbert built the cathedral, and named Saint Paul of the London protector.After many times of destruction and reconstruction,by the British famous designers and architects,Sir Christopher Wren, at the end of the 17th century to complete the one of the greatest church design in London. It is one of the church by a person to complete the design and construction.This is the another style.
In the church,you can see the whispering gallery,speak to the whispering gallery hole , in other any through-hole can hear the echo.
• Church front door face west. The upper wall picture carved with Sao Paulo to Damascus missionary.The facade construction at both ends, with a pair of symmetrical tower with each other,in the northwest corner of the bell tower,hanging a set of harmonious tones church bell, At the southwest corner of the tower, hanging a 17 tons of large bronze,it is the largest bronze in England, At every day’s 1 p.m. , the church staff knock for 5 minutes.