ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN

1666

The Landmark with a view that no other can disturb

St Paul’s is a Landmark in The City of London like no other, everything about it is opulent. The London Building Acts of 1888 and 1894 ruled that architects should not be allowed to build structures in The City of London higher than a fireman’s ladder, this ensures that wherever you are you always seem to get a great view of St Paul’s and that is no accident.

The dome design was used in other important buildings such as The White House in the USA, when your outside you can see the Pineapples crowning the tops of the towers, Pineapples where a favourite of Wren and can been seen throughout London they are symbols of welcome, friendship, generosity and prosperity.

There has been a church dedicated on this sight to St Paul since 604 AD, unfortunately the 1st was destroyed by fire and had to be rebuilt, the Vikings destroyed the second Church, leading to the construction of a third church. A fire in 1087 destroyed the third church, prompting the Normans to begin construction of the fourth cathedral, which became known as Old St. Paul's Cathedral it was over 500 foot tall, the current Church is 365 foot tall and was built by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London in 1666.