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St Paul's charges for admission to help pay for the maintenance of the building
which costs more than £10 every minute. |
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The main entrance to the cathedral is up the steps at the west end (1), but our
picture is of the North side showing the sheer size of the building. The famous
dome is the world's second largest after St Peters in Rome. It is made of
timber and covered in lead (2) |
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Inside the dome there is a cone-shaped, brick support for the heavy stone
lantern (3) which sits on top. To hide this support from view inside the
cathedral there is another 'cosmetic' dome at a lower level, also made of brick
but plastered and painted with frescoes. | |
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There are 530 steps up to the Golden Gallery at the base of the lantern. It was
once possible to climb even further up into the ball under the cross (5) but
this is no longer permitted for safety reasons |
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Entrances to the crypt are outside (6) Here are the tombs to Christopher Wren,
Lord Nelson and the Duke of Wellington |
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The St Paul's Cathedral website can
be found
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