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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Ludgate Hill, EC4. Map E3.
Tel 020 7246 8350. Open 8:30am–
4pm Mon–Sat. NB: check website
for closures of all or part of the
cathedral. & includes audio
guide. 8 9 7
5 Eucharist: 11:30am Sun.
Evensong: 3:15pm Sun. 0
- = ∑ stpauls.co.uk
. Dome
At 111 m (360 ft), Transport
the elaborate 1 St Paul’s, Mansion House.
dome is one of @ 4, 11, 15, 17, 23, 25, 76, 172.
the highest in 3 City Thameslink.
the world.

. Whispering Gallery
The dome’s unusual acoustics mean that words whispered
against the wall can be heard clearly on the opposite side.

Quire
Jean Tijou, a
Huguenot refugee,
created much of
the fine wrought
ironwork in Wren’s
time, including
these quire screens.

Entrance to the
Golden, Whispering
and Stone Galleries

Christopher Wren (1632–1723)
One of the most brilliant scientists of his age,
Sir Christopher Wren began his impressive
architectural career at the age of 31. A
leading figure in the rebuilding of London
after the Great Fire of 1666, he designed a
total of 52 new churches. Although Wren Quire Stalls
never visited Italy, his work was influenced The quire stalls and organ case
by Roman Baroque and Renaissance were made by Grinling Gibbons,
architecture, as is apparent in his famous Acclaimed architect a wood carver from Rotterdam.
masterpiece, St Paul’s Cathedral. Christopher Wren He and his team worked on the
carvings for two years.

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