After yesterday's little peek at one of Sir Christopher Wren's masterpieces, here we have the main event, St Paul's Cathedral.
A site of significant Christian worship from AD604, the older St Paul's Cathedral was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Sir Christopher Wren was charged with designing a modern cathedral building that was "handsome and noble to all the ends of it and to the reputation of the City and the nation". The building was consecrated for use in 1697, and officially completed finally in 1711. It remains the second largest church in the whole of the United Kingdom (after Liverpool Cathedral), and, until 1967, was the tallest building in the country.
Many thanks for all of your recent comments, all very much appreciated.
Great shot, love the juxtaposition of the old and the new. Brought to mind a photo by Australian actor Alan Fletcher taken during his Photo No 6 photography series. fav https://www.instagram.com/photonumber6/
If you scroll down the photos you will find the St Pauls one taken by him.
https://www.instagram.com/photonumber6/
If you scroll down the photos you will find the St Pauls one taken by him.
Ian
thanks for the fascinating history
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