St Paul's | |
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Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle | |
51°30′50″N 0°05′54″W / 51.5138°N 0.0983°W / 51.5138; -0.0983 OS grid TQ 320 811 | |
Location | London, EC4 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | stpauls.co.uk |
History | |
Status | Active |
Consecrated | 1697; 327 years ago (1697) |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I Listed |
Previous cathedrals | 4 |
Architect(s) | Sir Christopher Wren |
Style | English Baroque |
Years built | 1675–1710 |
Groundbreaking | 1675 |
Completed | 1710 |
Specifications | |
Length | 518 ft (158 m) |
Nave width | 121 ft (37 m) |
Width across transepts | 246 ft (75 m) |
Height | 365 ft (111 m) |
Dome height (outer) | 278 ft (85 m)[1] |
Dome height (inner) | 225 ft (69 m)[2] |
Dome diameter (outer) | 112 ft (34 m)[citation needed] |
Dome diameter (inner) | 102 ft (31 m)[2] |
Number of towers | 2 |
Tower height | 221 ft (67 m)[2] |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | London (since 604) |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Sarah Mullally |
Dean | Andrew Tremlett |
Precentor | Phillip Banks |
Chancellor | Paula Gooder (lay reader) |
Canon Treasurer | vacant |
Laity | |
Director of music | Andrew Carwood |
Organist(s) | James Orford[3] |
St Paul's | |
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Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle | |
51°30′50″N 0°05′54″W / 51.5138°N 0.0983°W / 51.5138; -0.0983 OS grid TQ 320 811 | |
Location | London, EC4 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | stpauls.co.uk |
History | |
Status | Active |
Consecrated | 1697; 327 years ago (1697) |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I Listed |
Previous cathedrals | 4 |
Architect(s) | Sir Christopher Wren |
Style | English Baroque |
Years built | 1675–1710 |
Groundbreaking | 1675 |
Completed | 1710 |
Specifications | |
Length | 518 ft (158 m) |
Nave width | 121 ft (37 m) |
Width across transepts | 246 ft (75 m) |
Height | 365 ft (111 m) |
Dome height (outer) | 278 ft (85 m)[1] |
Dome height (inner) | 225 ft (69 m)[2] |
Dome diameter (outer) | 112 ft (34 m)[citation needed] |
Dome diameter (inner) | 102 ft (31 m)[2] |
Number of towers | 2 |
Tower height | 221 ft (67 m)[2] |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | London (since 604) |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Sarah Mullally |
Dean | Andrew Tremlett |
Precentor | Phillip Banks |
Chancellor | Paula Gooder (lay reader) |
Canon Treasurer | vacant |
Laity | |
Director of music | Andrew Carwood |
Organist(s) | James Orford[3] |