Unfortunately, one is not supposed to take pictures inside of St. Paul's. I did manage to snap one before entering the gate and the guard not-so-kindly told me to "put it away." Oh well, perhaps it will give you an idea of how HUGE this place really is...
This picture I actually took through the grated windows while attempting to climb the stairs to the top (see below.) You can see that they used an enormous amount of gold inside, and you can see a portion of the dome on the right.
A picture from the base of the steps looking up the exterior before we went in. Somehow I managed to get these out of order, sorry!
The statue in front of St. Paul's. The inscription reads, " This original statue was erected on this spot in the year 1712 to commemorate the completion of Saint Pauls Cathedral- Francis Bird, Sculptor." Parts of St. Paul's actually date back to 1060 A.D. ONE THOUSAND YEARS AGO. Isn't that remarkable?
Ok, back to the inside. I tried to take a picture of the many, many steps we had to climb to reach the various galleries at the top of the dome. Some of the steps were stone or concrete of sorts, and some were iron. They were all very narrow, circular staircases that were also built for short people, my head was touching most of the time! It was nearly impossible to stop and try to take a picture, but maybe this will give you an idea...
This picture I actually took through the grated windows while attempting to climb the stairs to the top (see below.) You can see that they used an enormous amount of gold inside, and you can see a portion of the dome on the right.
A picture from the base of the steps looking up the exterior before we went in. Somehow I managed to get these out of order, sorry!
The statue in front of St. Paul's. The inscription reads, " This original statue was erected on this spot in the year 1712 to commemorate the completion of Saint Pauls Cathedral- Francis Bird, Sculptor." Parts of St. Paul's actually date back to 1060 A.D. ONE THOUSAND YEARS AGO. Isn't that remarkable?
Ok, back to the inside. I tried to take a picture of the many, many steps we had to climb to reach the various galleries at the top of the dome. Some of the steps were stone or concrete of sorts, and some were iron. They were all very narrow, circular staircases that were also built for short people, my head was touching most of the time! It was nearly impossible to stop and try to take a picture, but maybe this will give you an idea...
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