St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican church in the City of London. The original version was built by Mellitus in 604 AD. He was Bishop of the East Saxons.
In 962 and 1087, the cathedral burnt down and was built again. Before today's version of the cathedral, there were four others. The earlier ones burnt down.
Today's cathedral is made of limestone. It was built after the Great Fire of London in 1666 had destroyed the "Old St Paul's". Its architect was Sir Christopher Wren, who designed a further 50 churches. Wren designed it in the Renaissance style. St Paul's is a popular tourist attraction and is still used as a church today. It is the cathedral of the Church of England Diocese of London. It is 365 feet (111 meters) high to the cross on top.
St Paul's Cathedral Media
- St Paul's old. From Francis Bond, Early Christian Architecture. Last book 1913..jpg
Reconstructed image of Old St Paul's before 1561, with intact spire
- Wenceslas Hollar - St Erkenwald (monument) (State 2).jpg
Shrine of St Erkenwald, relics removed 1550, lost as a monument in the Great Fire of London
- Hollar, Wenceslaus - print; etching - St Paul's from the west - Google Art Project.jpg
Old St Paul's in 1656 by Wenceslaus Hollar, showing the rebuilt west façade
St. Paul's Cathedral c. 1754, by Canaletto
St Paul's Cathedral in 1896
A suffragette bomb (right) used in an attempted bombing of St. Paul's in 1913 (City of London Police Museum)
- Julian Assange speaking at Occupy London protest.jpg
Julian Assange speaks at the Occupy London outside the cathedral in the City of London on 15 October 2011.
- Funeral of the Duke of Wellington, by George Baxter.jpg
The state funeral of the Duke of Wellington in 1852
- Operation Banner Service Held at St Pauls Cathedral in 2008 MOD 45151837.jpg
St Paul's during a special service in 2008
