St Paul's Cathedral

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Anglican cathedral Grade I listed building church building landmark tourist attraction

St Paul's Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in London renowned for its magnificent dome and role as a national religious and ceremonial landmark.

Aliases (8)

St Paul’s Cathedral ×28
St Paul’s Cathedral, London ×8
Old St Paul's Cathedral ×1
Old St Paul’s Cathedral ×1
Old St Paul’s Cathedral, London ×1
St Paul’s Cathedral (old medieval cathedral) ×1
St Paul’s Cathedral precincts ×1
new St Paul’s Cathedral ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican cathedral → Grade I listed building → church building → landmark → tourist attraction →
architect	Christopher Wren →
architecturalStyle	English Baroque →
builder	Christopher Wren →
city	London →
completionDate	1710 →
consecrationYear	1697 →
constructionEnd	1710 →
constructionStart	1675 →
country	United Kingdom →
dedicatedTo	Paul the Apostle →
denomination	Anglicanism →
denominationStatus	cathedral of the Diocese of London →
diocese	Diocese of London →
domeHeight	about 111 metres →
ecclesiasticalProvince	Province of Canterbury →
feature	crypt → large dome → west front with twin towers → whispering gallery →
function	cathedral church of the Bishop of London →
governingBody	Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral →
hasDome	true →
height	about 111 metres →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed →
heritageDesignationDate	1950 →
length	about 158 metres →
locatedIn	City of London → London →
locatedOn	Ludgate Hill →
material	Portland stone →
namedAfter	Paul the Apostle →
notableEvent	funeral of Sir Winston Churchill → services of thanksgiving after World War II → wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer →
ownership	Church of England →
precededBy	Old St Paul's Cathedral →
rebuiltAfter	Great Fire of London →
religiousAffiliation	Church of England →
role	major tourist destination → national religious landmark → place of national thanksgiving services → site of state ceremonies →
visitorStatus	open to the public →
width	about 75 metres →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ("St Paul’s Cathedral") → Christopher Wren ("St Paul’s Cathedral, London") → David Beatty ("St Paul’s Cathedral") → Henry Bartle Frere → Horatio Nelson ("St Paul’s Cathedral, London") → J. M. W. Turner ("St Paul’s Cathedral, London") → John Rennie the Elder ("St Paul’s Cathedral") → John of Gaunt ("Old St Paul’s Cathedral, London") → Lord Roberts ("St Paul’s Cathedral, London") →	burialPlace
Golden Jubilee 2002 ("St Paul’s Cathedral") → Platinum Jubilee 2022 ("St Paul’s Cathedral") → Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral ("St Paul’s Cathedral") → The Light of the World ("St Paul’s Cathedral, London") →	location
Blackfriars station ("St Paul’s Cathedral") → Millennium Bridge approach ("St Paul’s Cathedral") → Queen Victoria Street ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	near
London Millennium Pier ("St Paul’s Cathedral") → South Bank of the River Thames ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	hasViewOf
College of Arms ("St Paul’s Cathedral") → Faraday Building ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	locatedNear
Cannon Street ("St Paul’s Cathedral") → St Paul’s Underground station ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	nearbyLandmark
Christopher Wren ("St Paul’s Cathedral, London") → English Baroque ("St Paul’s Cathedral, London") →	notableWork
Great Fire of London ("new St Paul’s Cathedral") →	architecturalRebuildingIncluded
Order of St Michael and St George ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	ceremonialChapel
Central London →	contains
Christopher Wren ("St Paul’s Cathedral, London") →	designed
Great Fire of London ("St Paul’s Cathedral (old medieval cathedral)") →	destroyed
Diocese of London ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	hasCathedral
Order of the British Empire ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	hasChapel
London →	hasIconicStructure
City of London ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	hasInstitution
Inner London ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	hasLandmark
Blackfriars ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	hasNearbyLandmark
Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	hostedBy
Bankside Power Station ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	locatedOpposite
Diamond Jubilee 2012 ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	mainReligiousServiceLocation
High Commission ("St Paul’s Cathedral precincts") →	meetsAt
London Millennium Pier ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	nearby
Portland stone ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	notableUse
Waterloo Bridge ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	offersViewOf
Edward the Exile ("Old St Paul’s Cathedral") →	placeOfBurial
St Paul's Cathedral ("Old St Paul's Cathedral") →	precededBy
Portland stone ("St Paul’s Cathedral") →	usedIn