London Cathedrals
London Cathedrals
Westminster Abbey, near the Houses of Parliament, is more a historical than a religious site. Since 1066, every royal coronation, with some exceptions has taken place here. The abbey also serves as the burial ground for numerous politicians, sovereigns and artists. Some of the most famous are Charles Darwin, Sir Isaac Newton and David Livingstone.
St Paul's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of Londo. The present building dates from the 17th century and is generally reckoned to be London's fifth St Paul's Cathedral. The cathedral sits on the edge of London's oldest region, the City, which originated as a Roman trading post along the edge of the River Thames If you whisper close to the wall on one side of the dome, you can be heard on the other side.
The primary Roman Catholic cathedral in England and Wales, Westminster Cathedral is one of London's few buildings in Byzantine style. The Cathedral Church of Westminster – not to be confused with Westminter Abbey - sits on a plot of land that was once home to the Tothill Fields Prison. Acquired by the Catholic Church in 1884, the land was soon to become the location for the Roman Catholic’s main cathedral in Great Britain.
