Sunday, 23 August 2015

Sunday Snap – Cathedral in the city

For last week's Sunday Snap we were down in Somerset and having a looking at a pier. It was described by Sir John Betjeman as 'the most beautiful pier in England' and can be found at

Clevedon

Getting the answer right last week was Gemma and Sarah.

For this week I'm feeling in a generous mood. The dome of this cathedral is perhaps one of the best known in the world. During the Blitz in December 1940 bombs fell on and around the cathedral and the famous photograph of it surrounded by smoke was captured. Amazingly the cathedral survived but the buildings that stood around it were destroyed. This is not the first cathedral building to stand on this site. The previous cathedrals fell into disrepair or were destroyed by fire. In 1669 Sir Christopher Wren was designated the architect of the present building. It took over 40 years to be fully completed. In recent times it has come to prominence as the location for the state funerals of Sir Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher plus the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. This week's question is

What is the name of this cathedral?

Joining us last week was Kara and a leap of faith. There was a trip to the beach for Susan's brood. Nadine gave us an insight in the Instagram way of life. Over in Manchester there were ghosts of a printworks with. We close with Kelly and a beautifully coloured sky.

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21 comments:

  1. Ooh a nice easy one to welcome us back from our holidays ! - St Paul's Cathedral ! ;)

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  2. The stunning St Paul's Cathedral. I used to work at JPMorgan and my office looked down on it - stunning

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  3. It always surprises me when I come across a view like that of St.Pauls looming about the London buildings.

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  4. Nice to find your link up - excited to join. I'll put your badge on my linky page! Thanks for hosting.

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  5. Ohhhh one I actually do know for a change lol. St Paul's. Such a lovely building

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  6. Ohhhh one I actually do know for a change lol. St Paul's. Such a lovely building

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  7. Thank you for sharing my Instagram post! I love your cathedral shot- very majestic

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  8. I think I actually know this one, is it St Paul's Cathedral? X

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  9. Great pic! I remember climbing as far as visitors can climb inside St Paul's and getting vertigo!

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  10. Even Mini could guess this one, St Pauls

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  11. YAY I got it right! I know this one too, its St pauls cathedral

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  12. It definitely takes my breath away each time I see it- St Paul's Cathedral.

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  13. I was just saying the other day that very soon St. Paul's won't be visible on the London sky line and will be something you stumble upon when walking around the streets

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  14. A bit late but it's a lovely picture of St Paul's. Beautyqueenuk and I were there a few weeks ago after a visit to Tate Modern on the South Bank. It really is lovely. I attended a funeral there once and it was eerie inside - sent shivers down my spine. Stephen

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  15. I have never seen St Paul's taken from this angle before. Every time I visit London, I am fascinated by the jumble and mismatch of old and new architecture, it's so unique and I love it. This photo captures that aspect of the city perfectly.

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  16. Gorgeous photo really suits being in black and white!

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  17. What an absolutely stunning building - I love the mood of the photo. x

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  18. Lovely photo, but I have to say I wouldn't have recognised it, I'm just an occasional London tourist.

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  19. What a stunning picture. St Paul's, right?

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