St Paul's Cathedral was built to plans by Christopher Wren between June 1675 and 1711. Its dome is 111 meter high and St Paul's Cathedral was the highest building in London until 1963.
St Paul's from the south-east
St Paul's when crossing Millenium Bridge
The nave and choir have together a length of 120 meters while the transept is 75 meters long. The choir stalls were carved by Grinling Gibbons and completed in 1697. The high altar was created by W. Godfrey Allan and Stephen Dykes Bower after the original one was destroyed by bombing in 1940.
choir stalls by Grinling Gibbons
nave, looking towards the altar
high altar by by W. Godfrey Allan and Stephen Dykes Bower
The inner dome features monochrome paintings by British artist James Thornhill, created between 1715 and 1717. The eight individual paintings depict episodes from the life of St. Paul, separated by painted arches. The plans for the spandrels, showing four prophets and four evangelists, were drawn by George Frederic Watts, William Edward Frank Britten and Alfred Stevens. The mosaics were created by Italian mosaicist Antonio Salviati between 1864 and 1893.
dome with paintings by James Thornhill and Salviati mosaics on the spandrels
The choir vaults are decorated with mosaics by William Blake Richmond.
ceiling with mosaics
ceiling with mosaics
The steps of the Dean's Staircase almost seem to float in space.
Dean's Staircase
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