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Sir Christopher Wren
Said, "I am going to dine with some men.
If anyone calls,
Say I am designing St Paul's."

A clerihew by Edmund Clerihew Bentley

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The walls of the cathedral are particularly thick to avoid the need for large flying buttresses. The windows are set into deep recesses in the walls. The upper parts of the cathedral walls are reinforced with small flying buttresses, which were houses for sale in London a relatively late design change to give extra strength. These are concealed behind a large curtain wall, which was added to keep the building's classical style intact.

The large dome is composed of three layers. The inner and outer layers are catenary curves, but the structural integrity to support the heavy stone houses for sale in London structure atop the dome is provided by a intermediary layer which is much steeper and more conical in shape. The dome is restrained by a wrought iron chain to prevent the base spreading and cracking.

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Great West Door.
Plan
West end clock tower

The cathedral is built houses for sale in London of Portland stone in a late Renaissance style that is England's sober Baroque. Its impressive dome was inspired by St Peter's Basilica in Rome. It rises 365 feet (108 m) to the cross at its summit, making it a famous London landmark.[14] Wren achieved a pleasing appearance by building three domes: houses for sale in London the tall outer dome is non-structural but impressive to view, the lower inner dome provides an artistically balanced interior, and between the two is a structural cone that supports the apex structure and the outer dome. Wren was said to have been hauled up to the rafters in a basket during the building of its later stages to inspect progress.

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Artists and craftsmen

Interior of St. Paul's, looking towards the east.

Looking up at the dome of St. Paul's.

The construction and decoration of the Cathedral involved houses for sale in London many of the foremost artists and craftsmen in England; these were:

* Sir James Thornhill - painted the eight monochrome paintings of the life of St Paul that adorn the interior of the dome.[7] Engravings of the paintings were published in 1720.[8]
* Grinling Gibbons - responsible for the woodwork, most notably the choir stalls,[9] and sculpted the pediment of the north transept.[10] houses for sale in London
* Jean Tijou - most of the wrought ironwork, including the gates flanking the high altar.[11]
* Bernard Smith - designed and built the organ.[12]
* Caius Gabriel Cibber - sculpted houses for sale in London the pediment of the south transept.[10]
* Francis Bird - sculpted the great west pediment showing the conversion of St Paul,[13] plus the seven large sculptures on the west front.[7]