St. Paul's

1. Cathedral Church of St Paul in London

Made by Novikov Georgy
A second-year student at MSLU,
Group 1-25-3.

2. About St Paul's Cathedral

About St Paul's Cathedral
• St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, is an Anglican cathedral in
London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the
Diocese of London in the Church of England.

3. About St Paul's Cathedral

About St Paul's Cathedral
• The high-domed present structure, which was completed in 1710, is a Grade I listed building that was
designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren. The cathedral's reconstruction was part of
a major rebuilding programme initiated in the aftermath of the Great Fire of London.

4. About St Paul's Cathedral

About St Paul's Cathedral
• The cathedral is one of the most famous and recognisable sights of London. Its dome, surrounded by the
spires of Wren's City churches, has dominated the skyline for more than 300 years. At 365 ft (111 m)
high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1963.

5. About St Paul's Cathedral

About St Paul's Cathedral
• Services held in the building finished in 1710 have included the funerals of Admiral Lord Nelson, the
Duke of Wellington, Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher

6. History

• Several places of worship have likely stood at the current site of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, possibly
including a Roman temple to Diana (Diana is Roman goddess, a patroness of the countryside and nature,
hunters, wildlife, childbirth, crossroads, the night, and the Moon.)

7. History

The first Christian cathedral there was dedicated to St. Paul in 604 AD, That cathedral burned, and its replacement was built
between 675 and 685. The second cathedral was destroyed by Vikings in 962. A third cathedral was constructed but also
burned in 1087. Construction of the fourth cathedral, now known as Old St. Paul’s, began in the late 11th century

8. History

Christopher Wren was enlisted to survey and repair the cathedral, but the building was destroyed in the Great Fire of London
(1666) before work could begin. Wren subsequently designed and oversaw the construction of the present cathedral, which
was built mainly of stone from the island of Portland off the southern coast of Dorset, England.

9. History

During the 19th century some decorative changes were made to the interior of the cathedral in an attempt to bring it in line with
Victorian tastes. In 1941, during the Battle of Britain, civil defense brigades protected the structure from fire, although it was hit
directly by bombs; at one point an unexploded bomb was removed, at great risk, from the nave. Repairs were carried out following the
war.

10. A resting place

Many notable soldiers, artists, and intellectuals have been buried in the crypt, including Horatio Nelson, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of
Wellington, and Wren himself, who was one of the first to be entombed there. Above his resting place is the epitaph composed by his
son, ending with the oft-quoted sentence “Lector, si monumentum requiris, circumspice,” which may be translated “Reader, if you seek
a monument, look about you.”

11. Vocabulary

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