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St. Paul's Cathedral, London – St. Paul's Cathedral. – The majestic Cathedral designed by Sir Christopher Wren, was begun in 1675, as the successor of Old St. Paul's, which was destroyed by the great fire of 1666. It occupied thirty-five years in building and cost one million pounds. The height from the ground to the golden cross surmounting the dome is about four hundred feet.

Physical Description

One color postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by the Valentine and Sons Publishing Company, Ltd. in Dundee, Scotland and printed in Great Britain.

Condition

Unused

Language of Postcard

English

Location

United Kingdom–England–Greater London County–London–City of London

Publisher

Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd.

Publisher Series

Valesque Postcard, H.9147

Date Issued

1825-1963

Object Type

Postcard

Object Size

14 X 09 cm

Original Collection

San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection

Digital Collection

British Postcard Collection

Digital Publisher

Copley Library. University of San Diego

Collection Number

City of London-12

Date Digitized

2013-10-23

Image Format

Image/JPEG

Repository

Special Collection. Copley Library, University of San Diego

Image File Location

Cop-Darc\Postcards\UnitedKingdom\London\CityofLondon-12A

Image File Size

249 KB

Copyright

This postcard may be protected by copyright law. It is being made available for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. It is the responsibility of the user to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) or heirs for any other use.

Keywords

City of London (England), St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England), Cathedrals

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