St Pauls Cathedral

#ChristopherWren masterfully mixed the dramatic #Baroque & English restraint at #StPaulsCathedral. Fusing #Corinthian columns & curved porticoes with #Protestant sensibilities, the #PortlandStone facade reflects #RoyalSociety precision. It survived the #Blitz, buried #Nelson & #Churchill, married #CharlesandDiana & Victorian architects named it the finest building in the world.

In Collection: London’s Tale in 7 Icons

2.54 AM, 27 August 2025

London’s famous #StPaulsCathedral sits upon Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the city. The Mother #Church of the Diocese & Seat of the Bishop of London, it was designed in the #Baroque style by #ChristopherWren to replace a Medieval Gothic #Cathedral destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. Its dedication to 'Paul the Apostle' dates back to the 1st church on the site in AD 604.

6.14 PM, 27 September 2023