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St. Paul's Cathedral,

London

St. Paul's Cathedral
About
St. Paul's Cathedral houses Great Paul, Britain's largest church bell in current use, weighing over 16 tonnes and rung only for special occasions. Sir Christopher Wren's masterpiece rose from the ashes of the Great Fire of 1666, which had destroyed 80% of the old City, including 87 churches and the medieval cathedral that had stood in St. Paul's place before.

The Portland stone, recently restored to its original light yellow after centuries of London soot had turned it dark grey, gleams above a city that Dickens once described as drowning in fog, with only the great dome seeming to "die hard" above the vaporous sea. Inside the south west tower, the Geometric Staircase appears to float upward without support, its architectural illusion captured in the Harry Potter films as the Divination Stairwell.

VoiceMap's self-guided audio tours trace Wren's fingerprints across the rebuilt city, following Dickens through ancient alleyways, and revealing how the cathedral's dramatic silhouette connects to everything from Harry Potter's wizarding world to the modern Millennium Bridge, once so wobbly it had to be closed for a year.
Tours featuring St. Paul's Cathedral (13)
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See London through the eyes of one of its most famous authors, Charles Dickens

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60 mins
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Discover hidden secrets and get the inside scoop on London's most famous sights

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90 mins
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60 mins
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Ancient History
Medieval History
Journey into the heart of medieval London where unlikely events often unfolded

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75 mins
Literature
Ghosts And Hauntings
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Conjure up the city’s magic side on a stroll past its historical landmarks

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120 mins
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Modern History
Trace London's development through its landmarks from the 17th Century to today

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75 mins
Music And Performance
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Pop Culture
Unmask the city’s past while taking in the iconic sites that inspired the Bard

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90 mins
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Scientific Discovery
Trace Roman temples, guild halls, and legends through ancient lanes

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90 mins
Medieval History
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Modern History
Race along bridges and bustling streets brimming with medieval and modern tales

Running Tour

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180 mins
Business And Commerce
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Unveil hidden curiosities in the Big Smoke’s two millennia of trade and empire

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120 mins
Industrial Revolution
Local Legends
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Ignite your curiosity about the devastating blaze that shaped the medieval city

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60 mins
Maritime Heritage
Royal Heritage
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Laugh your way through washed-up stories of fires, fools and forgotten scandals

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75 mins
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Explore tucked away gardens, Wren masterpieces and memorials in the Square Mile

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90 mins

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