4064 x 2762 px | 34,4 x 23,4 cm | 13,5 x 9,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
7 ottobre 2014
Ubicazione:
Cheapside, London EC4M 9AF
Altre informazioni:
St Paul's Cathedral, London, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London. Designed by architect Sir Christopher Wren, it was consecrated in 1697 – 32 years after the Great Fire destroyed Old St Paul's. The "topping out" of the cathedral (when the final stone was placed on the lantern) took place on 26 October 1708, performed by Wren's son Christopher Jr and the son of one of the masons. The cathedral was declared officially complete by Parliament on Christmas Dat, 25 December 1711 In fact, construction was to continue for several years after that, with the statues on the roof only being added in the 1720s. In 1716 the total costs amounted to £1, 095, 556 (£143million in 2015).
