St. Paul's Cathedral in London has undergone several rebuilds since the original wooden church was constructed in 604 AD. The current cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and completed in 1711 after the Great Fire of London destroyed the previous structure. Some key features include the 365-foot tall dome, 121-foot wide nave, and Whispering Gallery that allows voices to be heard across its 112-foot diameter. St. Paul's Cathedral remains one of the most iconic landmarks in London.

1. ST. PAULS
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Task: Religious buildings in
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2. Historical
background

3. Cathedral history timeline
604 A.D – 675 a.d
- The first wooden church dedicated
to St Paul's is built By saint Mellitus,
Bishop of the East Saxons.
- It burned down in 675 and is rebuilt
soon after.
- The new 2nd cathedral was then
destroyed by Vikings and rebuilt

4. 962 a.d
- The 3rd cathedral was built out of
stone
- Order by saint erkenwald, bishop of
london
- a fire in the year
1087 destroyed it
and most of London

5. 1087 a.d
- 4th cathedral is refereed as “old St. Pauls”
- Year 1136, fire disrupted the work but was
continued again in the year 1240
- Architectural design changed from Romanesque
gothic

6. 1669 a.d – 1711 a.d
- Architect: sir Christopher wren
- First design of the cathedral
- declared open on 25th December
1711
- Archtectural design:
baroque style

7. Structure
&
layout

8. High
alter
the nave
Dome
Length: 555 ft.
(160 m)
Nave width:
121 ft. (37 m)
Width across
transepts: 246
ft. (75 m)
Transept
Layout of
cathedral

9. Height: 365ft.
(111 m)
Diameter: 112 ft.
4. Whispering
gallery
3. Stone
gallery
2. Golden gallery
1. Ball and
lantern
1
2
3
4

10. Bell towers
Tower height:
221 ft. (67 m)
- The clock was
introduced in
1893 by
smith of
derby
- Clock

11. Exterior view of the
cathedral

12. Ornament
ation
&

13. - Height is 91 ft. (28 m)
- Separated from aisles with piers that has
Corinthian designed pilasters above
- The nave is roofed with saucer shaped
domes

14. - The carvings on the walls are popular Dutch
flower painting in wood.
- various wrought iron and gilt grills, gates and
balustrades of various design, have been
combined into the gates near the sanctuary.

15. - The dome is raised on a tall drum surrounded by
pilasters and pierced with windows in groups of
three, separated by eight gilded niches containing
statues, and repeating the pattern of the peristyle on
the exterior.

17. Interesting
factsWhispering gallery can
hear whisper from the
other side of the dome
(112 ft)
Princess diana and prince
Charles was married in st
pauls cathedral on 29
july 1981
Was used in films such as Mary
Poppins, Sherlock Holmes as
well as Harry Potter

18. Reference
Explore the Cathedral (- St Paul's Cathedral)
https://www.stpauls.co.uk/history-
collections/history/explore-the-cathedral
Amazing Facts About St. Paul's Cathedral in London (Amazing
Facts About St. Paul's Cathedral in London)
http://visual.ly/amazing-facts-about-st-pauls-cathedral-
london
St Pauls Cathedral London - Architecture, Building - e-
architect (earchitect RSS)
http://www.e-architect.co.uk/london/st-pauls-cathedral