St. Paul's Cathedral: Omnibus I Secondary: Project 8

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by Farrah Williams3 views·Updated May 9, 2023
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  1. Welcome to
  2. Nu One secondary today.
  3. I'll be telling you about the history and
  4. my personal experience at Saint Paul's Cathedral.
  5. Saint Paul's Cathedral is located within the central city of London
  6. and sits atop Ludgate Hill. A Roman temple to Diana may once have stood on the site.
  7. But the first Christian cathedral there was dedicated to Saint Paul in 80 60 oh four.
  8. During the rule of King
  9. Appelt,
  10. the first
  11. that cathedral burned and its replacement,
  12. which was built in 6 75 to 6 85 was destroyed by Vikings in 9 62 ad
  13. in 10 87 a third cathedral erected on the site also burned.
  14. Saint Paul's is the fourth and longest standing cathedral built on the site
  15. in the 16 sixties. An architect by the name of Christopher Ryn
  16. was enlisted to survey and repaired the cathedral
  17. which had been severely damaged by Cromwellian core
  18. troops who had used it as a barracks during the English civil War.
  19. But unfortunately,
  20. it was destroyed in the great fire of London in 16 66 before work could begin
  21. ren subsequently designed and oversaw the construction at the
  22. present cathedral which was built mainly at Portland stone.
  23. His plans were approved in 16 75 and work was carried out until 17 10.
  24. However,
  25. during the latter half of his work
  26. ren made some unapproved decorative changes to the
  27. interior of the cathedral in an attempt to bring it in line with Victorian styles
  28. in the 19 for in 1941 during the battle of Britain civil defense brigades protected
  29. the structure from fire although it was hit directly by bombs at one point,
  30. an unexploded bomb was removed at great risk from the nave.
  31. Repairs were carried out, the repairs were carried out following the war.
  32. Many architects who build cathedrals like Saint Paul's
  33. usually did not live to see the end
  34. of their work due to the long amount of time it took to build them.
  35. So it was a great surprise to many that re lived
  36. to see Saint Paul's finished by his son in 17 10,
  37. Ren built the stunning cathedral in only 35 years.
  38. A very impressive accomplishment for his time.
  39. All in all it is clear to see that Saint Paul's has been through some tough times.
  40. And when that's considered,
  41. it really is amazing that it's still standing today.
  42. Saint Paul's Cathedral boasts one of the largest domes in
  43. the world which towers at an impressive 366 ft high.
  44. The famous whispering galley lies at the base of the dome and it is
  45. said that even the quietest whisper can be heard clearly through the dome.
  46. But the only way to get to the top of the dome is to climb a total of 528 steps.
  47. Here is a picture of me and my brother Cohen going on the staircase.
  48. It was amazing to realize how high the cathedral
  49. really is and to see the stunning view of the
  50. London
  51. City against the sky.
  52. After marveling at the view cannon.
  53. My sister Haven and my dad waited in line to climb to the very top,
  54. which was about 10 ft higher.
  55. While me, Cohen and my mom headed back down the staircase,
  56. we were still very winded from climbing so many stairs.
  57. When the three of us were about halfway down,
  58. the fire alarm went off and was telling everyone to evacuate the building.
  59. But thankfully there was no fire.
  60. So that was an interesting first experience in this cathedral,
  61. but overall an amazing one.
  62. And that's all for Saint Paul's Cathedral.
  63. Thank you for being such an amazing teacher, Miss East.
  64. I really enjoy getting to be in your class this year.
  65. Thank you for watching.