St. Paul's Cathedral

St. Paul’s Cathedral is a breathtaking sight to see. It is the second largest cathedral in the world. The west entrance takes you to where you can purchase a ticket to enter for 10 GBP. The first thing you see is the baptism bowl with a large candle next to it. Then you turn right and head towards the center of the large church. Chairs are everywhere so people can sit and listen to the priest give a prayer every so often. There was a choir of students around my age of seventeen singing beautiful hymns. If you gaze up to the gold-crested ceiling, you’ll see several different amazing pieces of art painted on it. The center dome in the ceiling is small and windows surround the circle making it a perfect sky light. The next dome is painted in tan and grey paint showing different biblical scenes going on in each section. Then the dome connects to the ground level roof that is crested with the gold and gems.

Downstairs is a large crypt with the bodies of great war heroes of the past however, I am not familiar with any of the names. Some were placed in the floor, others were on the wall and some were even placed above ground on large stands for all to see. Three were very high in the air for those were the most important ones.

Then if you go up the stairs from the main floor you will end up climbing many flights of stairs. They run up a large spiral stair case which leads to the large balcony above. When you reach the balcony you can take a seat and have your friend or someone sit on the whole other side of it, and if you whispered they can hear you very clearly. This was very fun to do. Then after climbing more stairs you end up outside on a balcony where you can see the entire city from every angle. Even though taking pictures was not permitted inside, pictures are allowed outside. Then slowly you can make your way back to the main floor. If you are unable to climb the stairs there is an elevator that can be used to help you reach the top.

This place was an amazing sight to see and I am glad I went. Check in tomorrow to see where I will go next.