St. Paul's Cathedral
Wren's famous dome
St.
Paul's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in London, situated atop Ludgate Hill in the City of London.
The current building, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and completed in 1710, features one of the world's largest domes.
It serves as the seat of the Bishop of London and hosts major ceremonial events: the funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral, climbing the dome at St. Paul's.
- BlitzSwift intensive attack
- fire watchSurveillance for flames
- Great Fire of London1666 catastrophic urban blaze
- AnglicanismEnglish Protestant denomination
- domeRounded vault forming roof
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