St Paul's Cathedral stands on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and serves as the seat of the Bishop of London within the Church of England. Sir Christopher Wren designed the present cathedral after the Great Fire of London destroyed its Gothic predecessor in 1666, building it between 1675 and 1710 in the English Baroque style that combined the traditions of English medieval cathedrals with the classical influence of Palladio and Inigo Jones and the baroque architecture of seventeenth century Rome. The building measures 518 feet long and 365 feet high, and its dome remained the tallest structure in London from 1710 until 1963. St Paul's is the second largest church building in the United Kingdom by area and has hosted state funerals, royal weddings, and jubilee services for national figures including Winston Churchill.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountCity of London, United Kingdom 2 Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account Classification
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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St Paul's Cathedral stands on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and serves as the seat of the Bishop of London within the Church of England. Sir Christopher Wren designed the present cathedral after the Great Fire of London destroyed its Gothic predecessor in 1666, building it between 1675 and 1710 in the English Baroque style that combined the traditions of English medieval cathedrals with the classical influence of Palladio and Inigo Jones and the baroque architecture of seventeenth century Rome. The building measures 518 feet long and 365 feet high, and its dome remained the tallest structure in London from 1710 until 1963. St Paul's is the second largest church building in the United Kingdom by area and has hosted state funerals, royal weddings, and jubilee services for national figures including Winston Churchill.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1710)
completion_date/completed = 1710
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Anglican cathedral)
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London in the Church of England. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London. Its dedication in honour of Paul the Apostle dates back to the original cathedral church
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata height (P2048) statement: 111.0
Wikidata item Q173882, property P2048 (height): 111.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: City of London, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q173882, property P131/P17 (location): City of London, United Kingdom
- In Style: English Baroque Architecture, Infobox style field: English Baroque
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