St Paul’s was one of the first cathedrals we visited and I remember thinking it was stunning. Now that we’ve been to a few lot more cathedrals, I wanted to see how it compared. Yes, it’s still up there with the best of them.
These modern, industrial-looking crosses were an interesting contrast to their traditional surroundings.
On our last visit we climbed to the dome and failed at the whispering wall. This time we skipped it.
It’s difficult to get a photo of the high altar and surroundings because it’s so large.
The detail on this is over and above the incredible detail elsewhere in the cathedral.
Here are some of the modern and traditional elements inside the cathedral.
We always enjoy a good pipe organ.
The crypt is definitely worth a visit. Some of the flooring is gorgeous.
Many famous people are buried and memorialized here. The stars are Wellington and Nelson, with memorials in the cathedral and tombs in the crypt.
There were a surprising number of military memorials, some of them very dramatic. Lawrence of Arabia’s, by contrast, is rather small and spare. But at least he gets lots of white space.
It’s not all military men though. JMW Turner, Florence Nightingale, and William Blake were also represented, among others.
