St Paul's Cathedral
Christopher Wren's English Baroque cathedral on Ludgate Hill, the highest point of the City of London, completed in 1710 on a site that has held a church since AD 604. Its great dome dominated the skyline for centuries, and a whisper carries round the gallery inside it.
- Where
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.5138, -0.0983
Get the St Paul's Cathedral stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at St Paul's Cathedral. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near St Paul's Cathedral
Shakespeare's Globe 0.6 km
A reconstruction of the Elizabethan playhouse of 1599 for which Shakespeare wrote his plays, built near the original site on the South Bank and completed in 1997. Like the first, it is round, timber framed and open to the sky, with a yard where the audience stands.
Tate Modern 0.7 km
Britain's national gallery of international modern and contemporary art, set in the former Bankside Power Station on the South Bank. The old Turbine Hall makes a vast entrance and a space for giant installations, and the Millennium Bridge links it across the river to St Paul's.
Borough Market 1.1 km
One of London's largest and oldest food markets, by London Bridge in Southwark, with a market on the site since at least the 12th century. Under its 1850s iron roof the stalls sell cheese, bread, produce and street food from around the world.
The Shard 1.3 km
A 95-storey glass pyramid by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, standing 309.6 metres over London Bridge station in Southwark. It is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, and its upper floors look out across the whole city.
India House 1.4 km
The building on Aldwych that houses the High Commission of India, India's diplomatic mission to the United Kingdom. It stands between Bush House and Australia House, facing King's College and the London School of Economics, and has been Grade II listed since 1981.
HMS Belfast 1.4 km
A Royal Navy light cruiser launched on Saint Patrick's Day 1938 and commissioned just before the Second World War, now moored for good on the Thames near Tower Bridge. Run by the Imperial War Museum, it can be explored from the bridge down to the engine rooms.
Tower of London 1.7 km
A Norman fortress on the north bank of the Thames, founded in 1066 after the Conquest. Its White Tower was raised by William the Conqueror in 1078, and the walls around it have served as royal palace, prison and treasury, and still keep the Crown Jewels.
Covent Garden 1.7 km
A district on the eastern edge of the West End built around a former fruit and vegetable market, whose central square is now given over to shops and street performers. The Royal Opera House stands beside it, and Neal's Yard and Seven Dials lie to the north.
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Questions
Where is St Paul's Cathedral?
St Paul's Cathedral is in London, England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shakespeare's Globe (0.6 km), Tate Modern (0.7 km), Borough Market (1.1 km).
How do I get the St Paul's Cathedral stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at St Paul's Cathedral and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to St Paul's Cathedral before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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