St. Pauls

Wren's London masterpiece

St.

Pauls most often refers to St.

Paul's Cathedral, the iconic domed church in London designed by Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of 1666.

The name also applies to numerous other churches, schools, and places named for the apostle Paul.

We met near St. Pauls.

The apostrophe placement varies: St.

Paul's, St.

Pauls, St.

Paul.

cathedral

dome

Rounded vault forming roof

  • naveChurch's main interior
  • choirOrganized group of singers
  • altarSacred ritual table

organ · crypt · lantern · baroque · Baroque · reconstruction · landmark · skyline · monument · heritage

apostle

missionary

Religious outreach worker

epistles · Corinthians · Galatians · Romans · preaching · theology · Damascus · Tarsus · martyr · tent-maker

architecture

dome

Rounded vault forming roof

  • columnsUpright structural shafts
  • facadeDeceptive outward appearance
  • WrenBritish architect's surname

pediment · portico · balustrade · cupola · pilasters · cornice · entablature · classical · peristyle · colonnade

London

Thames

London's river

  • BankMoney-holding institution
  • capitalWealth used for investment
  • EnglandLargest British country

tourism · Blitz · wartime · firefighters · skyline · wedding · Diana · Charles · funeral · Churchill

Opposites
architectural style

St. PaulsWestminster Abbey

Historic London royal church

Gothic cathedral · Notre-Dame de Paris · Canterbury Cathedral · Cologne Cathedral · Milan Cathedral

religious denomination

St. PaulsSt. Peter's Basilica

Rome's principal Catholic church

Vatican · Sistine Chapel · Notre-Dame de Paris · Lourdes

symbolic association

St. PaulsWestminster Abbey

Historic London royal church

Buckingham Palace · Houses of Parliament · Tower of London · Windsor Castle

Family

St., Saint, Paul, saintly, sainthood, saintliness, saints, Pauline

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