St Pauls is the area surrounding Sir Christopher Wren's 17th Century Baroque masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, which resides on Ludgate Hill on the north bank of the Thames. With its awe-inspiring dome dominating the skyline, this is one of the world's most recognisable buildings. Wren began designing the cathedral - the fourth on this site - after its predecessor burnt down in the Great Fire of London. The interior is magnificent, and the 1695 organ played by Mendelssohn is still used in services, at which visitors are welcome. Wren was buried in the crypt at St Paul's, and his epitaph, written by his son Christopher, urges: "Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you." From St Paul's, visitors may easily reach Tate Modern, another wonderful tourist attraction on the opposite side of the river, via a footbridge: the Millennium Bridge was nicknamed the "Wobbly Bridge" when it first opened in 2000 and had to be closed for two years so that engineers could stabilise it. Also in St Paul's is Middle Temple Hall, a fabulous Elizabethan hall that can be hired for functions, and the College of Arms, where heralds research family trees and decide upon entitlement to coats of arms.
Attraction
College of Arms
Middle Temple Hall
St Paul's Cathedral
Church
St Benet Paul's Wharf
St Mary Aldermary
St Mary-le-Bow
St Paul's Cathedral
St Stephen's Church
Health and Fitness Club
Hostel
Restaurant
Bow Wine Vault
Crowne Plaza London The City
Firefly
Paternoster Chop House
Paternoster Chophouse
St Paul's Cathedral Refectory
Tao
The Chancery
The White Swan
Volupte
School
Self-Catering
London St Pauls Apartments
Marlin Apartments Queen Street
Roomspace Serviced Apartments - Groveland House
Solicitor
Chadwyck-Healey & Co
M Fodder
Squire Sanders & Dempsey
Theatre
Shops
Books Etc Ltd
Rymans
Evans Cycles
Hallmark Cards
Charles Tyrwhitt
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