Saint Paul’s Cathedral. The Home of the Faith

Saint Paul’s Cathedral is one of the most famous cathedrals in

Saint Paul’s Cathedral

This cathedral is over fourteen hundred years old. It

A Viking burial tomb stone (kept in the Crypt)

The place was

A detail of a tomb stone dating back to the Middle

St Paul’s Cathedral. The night view of the Domes

The history of this

Engraving of the early 17th century showing Londoners suffering from the

Map of London – the capital of England of the 16th

The Great Fire of London, 1666

In the summer of 1666 the

Monument on the site where the Great Fire of London started

It

The map of London devastated by the fire.

Practically all of the

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of Sir Christopher Wren, 1711

Sir Christopher Wren

Saint Paul’s Cathedral

but his masterpiece and the deed of his life

The architecture of the Cathedral is a mixture of styles. The

Saint Paul’s Cathedral

Sir Christopher Wren presented several plans of the Cathedral

Edward Pierce, bust of Sir Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren died in

The services in the Cathedral started even before it was completed.

And now enjoy the beauty of the Cathedral with no comments.

The view of the interior from the main entrance

The Main Alter supported by the columns

The view of the Choirs from the Main Altar

The Cross of the Main Alter

The columns supporting the dome of the Main Alter, created in

The Altar Entrance

The seats in the Choir of the Cathedral

The Organ of the Cathedral

Arched Ceilings

A Fragment of the Mosaic Ceiling of the Cathedral

Marble decorations of the Cathedral interior

Marble decors of the Cathedral

The Western Chapel

Saint Dunstan Chapel

North-west Nave, dedicated to the Duke of Wellington

The Duke of Wellington’s Chapel

Marble decors of the Cathedral Dome Plafond (upper level)

The angel’s figure at the priest’s chair

Saint John’s statue under the Cathedral dome

Marble decors of the Cathedral Dome Plafond, presenting biblical scenes (upper level)

Saint Paul’s Cathedral “Whispering Gallery”

The fleshes point at the so called

One can hear the whisper of another person standing at the

“Whispering Gallery” level

This is the inside diameter of the Cathedral dome

Saint Paul’s Cathedral “Whispering Gallery”

To get to the Whisper gallery” from the ground floor one

St. Paul’s Cathedral. “Golden Gallery”

If you decide to go higher you

On the walls of another set of steps one can see

These are , probably, old plans of the City of London

From the Golden Gallery one can see the whole of London

The view of the City of London from St. Paul’s Cathedral’s

Saint Paul’s Cathedral Bell “Great Paul”

In one of the Saint Paul’s

St. Paul’s Cathedral Crypt

If you go down, you will get to

Tomb of Sir Christopher Wren

There is the tomb to Sir Christopher

There in the Crypt of the Cathedral is the burial site

Sir Admiral Horatio Nelson

Admiral Horatio Nelson was a great seaman. He

He was badly wounded in the Battle of Trafalgar against the

The battle was won by the British. The picture shows the

Admiral Nelson’s words pronounced before his death

He was buried as a

The Crypt of St. Paul’s Cathedral,
The tomb of Duke of Wellington

The Crypt. Duke of Wellington’s tomb stone over his burial site

He

American eagle

Descent of allied army

The Crypt, World War II Memorial

South Atlantic Group Warriors Memorial

The pain of the Motherland mourning her

Graves of famous people of England

Visitors who come there pay tribute

a great poet and artist William Blake and a great musician

It’s next to impossible to describe the charm and spirit of