CULTURAL PROJECT ~ ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL By: Marina Murillo, 3º B.

CULTURAL PROJECT~

ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL

By: Marina Murillo, 3º B

Introduction

> St Paul's cathedral

> Christopher Wren

St. Paul's cathedral (London), was built from 1676, to 1710, in the ruins of the ancient cathedral. The architect Christopher Wren lead this project, with Lorenzo Gafa. It's the second largest church in the United Kingdom

The cathedral is dedicated to Paul the Apostle, and it's and English baroque cathedral.

It belongs to the diocese of London.

> Interior

HistoryThe cathedral was built on the ruins of the first English church. It was a wooden church, so it was renovated in 675, 962, and 1087, and it was restored in 1633.

> The ancient cathedral

Then, the ancient cathedral was burnt in the Great Fire, so it had to be rebuilt. This new cathedral will be the building we know.

> The Great Fire

Now, it's a special English place where a lot of events have happened: Nelson or Margaret Tratcher's funeral, Victoria and Elisabeth queens' jubilee, or Charles and Diana's wedding.

> Charles and Diana's wedding

It's a tourist center too, so you can visit it.

Views from the dome

ArchitectureThe cathedral is built of Portland Stone in a late Reinassance Style (English Baroque), something similar to the style of St. Peter's Basilica or Mansart church of the Val. de Grâce, which the architect Wren had visited.

>  Portland Stone

St. Peter's Basilica, Mansart Church Val. de Grâce, and St. Paul's cathedral