Today was a very eventful first day. We stopped at many places but I would like to focus on St. Paul’s Cathedral. St. Paul’s is a beautiful building that even non-architects like myself can appreciate the monumental magnificence of the building. Above is a picture of the top half of St. Paul’s Cathedral, which is a double dome. Our group had the privilege to climb to the very top of the double dome, and get a breathtaking view of London. The climb up was a tight squeeze (literally) below is a picture of the one of the staircases.
Unfortunately I did not get a picture of the smallest staircase, but did get a picture (below) of Taylor and I walking up the smallest set of stairs. As you can see I had to bend over to make it up the stairs.
Once you made it to the top the trek was all worth it. The view from the top is an absolutely stunning view of London’s skyline. (below)
Amazingly enough this cathedral was built 341 years ago before the era of having all the construction equipment we have today. It fascinates me how the whole building was constructed with blood, sweat, and muscle. Since there was lack of heavy machinery like we have today.