St Paul the Apostle’s Cathedral

One of the most famous cathedrals in the world is Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London, England. It is considered a Church of England. In medieval times, this was a place for the seat for the Bishop of England. It started to be built by Normans, in 1087 after the fire. It took about 150 years to build it finishing in 1240. The great cathedral took so long to be built because cathedrals are really big and hard to construct, as well as this one was interrupted by a mildly harsh fire in 1136. Cathedrals were and are one of the most admired architecture in Europe. This is though so for they were used by the whole community, as well as bringing light and positiveness into their everyday lives. In the courtyard, markets and events were held. This brought people together and into the church. A definite sight to see if time travel was possible would be this: a late Thursday morning, in the courtyard of the St Paul Cathedral, booths are set up, someone is putting on a skit upon a mini stage while entertaining kids, people are sitting, talking, laughing, the priest is teaching a sermon inside, people are buying local food and handmade tools. A lot of this still occurs in the larger cathedrals in England. In fact, St. Paul’s Cathedral is one of the current top three largest cathedrals in the UK and #1 largest in London. This is mainly because it was rebuilt bigger and better after the Great Fire of London. It was on the 3rd day of the fire (Tuesday September, 4th, 1666), the Londoners thought the cathedral was a safe place for shelter and to retreat from the fire. There, they stored precious items like literature, paintings, poetry, food and expensive linen. That was not a good smart move on their part, knowing the cathedral was made of wo...

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