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L ONDON A T A GLANCE 49
St Mary-le-Strand
Now on a traffic island, this ship-like church was built
by James Gibbs in 1714–17 to a lively Baroque design,
and features high windows and a rich interior.
Bloomsbury St Mary Woolnoth
and Fitzrovia The jewel-like interior of Nicholas
Smithfield and
Spitalfields Hawksmoor’s small Baroque
church (1716–27) appears larger
than the outside suggests.
Holborn and
the Inns of
Court
Covent The City
Garden
and the
Strand
S
E
M
Southwark
A
H and
South Bankside
T Bank St Stephen Walbrook
R Wren was at his best with this
E domed interior of 1672–7. Its
V carvings include Henry Moore’s
St Paul’s austere modern altar.
I
R At 110 m (360 ft) high,
the dome of Wren’s
cathedral is the world’s
second-largest after
St Peter’s in Rome.
Temple Church Southwark Cathedral
Built in the 12th and 13th centuries This largely 13th-century priory
for the Knights Templar, this is one church was not designated
of the few circular churches to a cathedral until 1905. It has a
survive in England. fine medieval choir.
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