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An Apollonaut travel guide
A dome above the City.
An introduction to the City of London around St Paul’s, from Ludgate Hill to the river.
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Read the City
St Paul’s stands on Ludgate Hill in the City of London, with the Millennium Bridge leading south across the Thames towards Bankside.
A guide can give context without turning a city into a backdrop. Notice how the dome still holds its place among the office towers, and how the streets around the Cathedral keep the names of the medieval City.
A City rebuilt
After the Great Fire of 1666, the City was rebuilt around Wren’s new cathedral, and today its dome stands among glass and steel.
Begin with a detail and ask who built it, who paid for it and who has cared for it since. A photograph alone cannot tell you that.
A St Paul’s chapter
St Paul’s shows one side of the City: a place of worship at the heart of a business district.
Look at the meeting of the two: daily prayer beneath the dome, and the working City all around it.
Make room for context
Pair this reading with the Cathedral’s history and the Journal. This is an introduction for visitors, not a claim that our team manages these places or represents the people who run them.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
