Sir Christopher Wren is a famous British architect.0:06
He was born in 1632 and died in 1732.0:10
As an architect, Wren introduced the form of Renaissance design to English architecture.0:15
After the Great Fire of London in 1666, thousands of buildings were destroyed in the capital of England.0:22
Renn began to replan the city and rebuilt 51 churches.0:30
St. Paul's Cathedral is one of them.0:35
And this work of the prominent architect is certainly very special and important.0:37
Rennes usually produced only a general plan of the church he was building and left the interior to be decorated by others.0:43
But St. Paul's Cathedral was a different story.0:50
It was too grand and magnificent.0:53
Worked on this Baroque style building for about 40 years.0:57
His final plan for it was in the form of a Latin cross with a huge dome that rises to 365ft and is the cathedral's crowning glory.1:01
The building is decorated with two towers.1:13
There is a clock in one of them and the largest bell in England, Great Paul.1:16
There are 12 smaller bells in the other tower.1:22
The cathedral's west front is decorated with rows of graceful columns.1:25
St. Paul's has become the spiritual centre of the City of London.1:31
It has been the place for important occasions in the nation's history, such as the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill and the wedding of the Prince of Wales.1:35
It is also the final resting place for many of the nation's heroes.1:46
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