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- 2. ST.PAUL’S CATHEDRAL HISTORY AND INTERESTING FACTS
- 3. Quick Facts Site Information Names: St Paul's Cathedral; Cathedral Church of St. Paul Location: London, England
- 4. INTRODUCTION St. Paul’s Cathedral is one of the finest pieces of architecture in Europe. It is
- 5. St. Paul is the main church of London and a place for many state ceremonies. The
- 6. View of St. Paul's Cathedral from the air.
- 7. HISTORY The present St. Paul's Cathedral, which was built between 1675 and 1710, is the fifth
- 8. By1300 it was the third longest church in Europe and had one of Europe's tallest spires.
- 9. On 2 July 1668 Christopher Wren was asked to prepare a plan for reconstructing the lost
- 10. St. Paul’s Cathedral in 1896
- 11. Sculpture of the Virgin and Child on the Great North Door. Did you know? The Cathedral
- 12. St. Paul’s cathedral is the second largest church in the world. The Cathedral is enormous. It
- 13. THE ARCHITECT SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN (1632-1723) Sir Christopher Wren is the greatest English architect of his
- 14. Wren began to rebuild St. Paul’s in 1675 and completed it only in 1710. The cathedral
- 15. THE CONSTRUCTION. Like most Christian churches, St. Paul's Cathedral is laid out (заложен) in the shape
- 17. The Cathedral is planned in the Renaissance style. The West Porch (крыльцо) is the main entrance
- 18. In front of the staircase you’ll see the statue of Queen Anne, the last of the
- 21. The towers were not part of the architect’s original plan. Wren added them in 1707. Both
- 22. West side of the north tower of St Paul's Cathedral. South west tower of St. Paul‘s
- 23. THE NAVE
- 24. The nave is the central part of the cathedral that is in front of you under
- 25. The floor of the cathedral is paved (выложен) with black and white tiles (плитка) . The
- 26. Mosaic detail. Angel. St. Paul‘s icon Did you know? The magnificent mosaics that show the symbols
- 27. South side of the nave from the back of the church.
- 28. The long central section of the cathedral that leads to the dome.
- 29. High Altar Originally, the cathedral had a simple table for an altar. Today's very rich high
- 30. Organ details The choir is at the east of the cathedral. This is where the choir(хор)
- 31. As you go down the Nave you can view the monuments and statues dedicated to a
- 32. THE WELLINGTON MONUMENT A monument to one of the Britain's greatest soldiers and statesmen, the Duke
- 33. Did you know? Other memorials commemorate the landscape painter William Turner (1775-1851); the first president of
- 34. THE CHAPELS The nave has several chapels ( капелла, часовня, молельня-место для проведения служб). To the
- 35. The Chapel of St Michael and St George The American Memorial Chapel.
- 36. THE GALLERIES . The dome contains three circular galleries - the internal (внутренняя ) Whispering Gallery,
- 37. View from the Whispering Gallery
- 38. Whispering Gallery. Detail Did you know? The golden ball on the top of the dome is
- 39. The Golden Gallery is at the highest point of the dome. It is 530 steps up
- 40. View over the west front from the dome.
- 41. THE CRYPT The Crypt (склеп ) is in the basement of the cathedral. The entrances to
- 42. Wren's tomb Sir Christopher Wren, the architect of St Paul's, is buried in at the east
- 43. Nelson’s Tomb Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) is a British naval commander famous for his numerous victories
- 44. Sir Arthur Wellesley,1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Duke of Wellington’s tomb Sir Arthur Wellesley is a
- 45. Isaac Newton’s tomb Did you know? In the crypt of the cathedral there is a tomb(надгробие)
- 46. Throughout its history, St Paul's has been a place where the individual and the nation can
- 47. St Paul's has remained a busy, working church where millions have come to worship and find
- 48. GLOSSARY church (церковь) cathedral (кафедральный собор) faith (религиозная вера ,вероисповедование) sacred (священный, святой) spire (шпиль) service
- 49. tower (башня) high altar (алтарь, главный престол). crypt (склеп) stairway (лестница, лестничный марш; ряд ступеней) cross
- 50. Literature and internet resources. Васильев М.В. Достопримечательности Лондона. – 2-ое изд. –М.: Айрис-пресс, 2008. -64 с.
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