what a superb attraction (St Paul's Cathedral)

Member Name: mohs419

Product:	St Paul's Cathedral
Date:	22/10/01 (90 review reads)
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Advantages: great day out

Disadvantages: none

I know that when you mention a great atraction, St Pauls Cathedral, doesn't immediately spring to mind. My friends and I drecided one week to explore the attractions of London and i must say that this was one of my favourite attractions.
The cathedral is open from 0800-1600 Monday-Saturday. It costs just £5 for an adult to get in (£4.50 if you are in a group of 10+) and £2.50 for children under 16 years of age(£2.25 if you are in a group of 10+). Guided tours cost £2.50 for adults and £1 for children under 16. These tours last 1 and a half hours and start at 1100, 1130, 1330 and 1400.

You can get recorded cassette tours of the Cathedral and of the Crypt, these cassesette tours last approximately 45 minutes and are available from 08.30 to 15.00 in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

There are 7 parts to the cathedral: the crypt, the cathedral floor, the whispering gallery, the stone gallery, the dome, the golden gallery and the ball and lantern.

The ball and lantern is no longer open to the public for health and safety reasons and it stands at 355.5feet (108.4m) high.

The most interesting part to the cathedral i thought was the whispering gallery. If you whisper up against a wall on one side of the dome it can be heard on the other as if you are speaking normally, this is because of the way that the dome is built. Although i found this bit the most interesting the rest of the cathedral is equally interesting.

There is a shop and a cafe in the crypt of the cathedral.

This is deffinately a great attraction, especially if you have an hour an a half to spare at some time. Well worth the money

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