The Cathedral floor and the quire
Sightseeing entry includes the Cathedral floor, the Crypt and the Dome Galleries, with multimedia guides. In the quire, the stalls were carved by Grinling Gibbons, and mosaics by Sir William Blake Richmond cover the vaults above.
The Dome Galleries
The galleries are reached only by stairs: 257 steps to the Whispering Gallery, 376 to the Stone Gallery and 528 to the Golden Gallery. Visitors under 18 must be with an adult in the galleries, and entry to the Golden Gallery can be limited at busy times.
The crypt
Below the floor, the crypt holds the tombs of Nelson, Wellington and Wren, and the Chapel of the Order of the British Empire at its eastern end.



