MAGNIFICENT ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL HISTORIC LEGAL BUILDINGS AND INNS OF COURT ANCIENT HIDDEN COURTYARDS AND MODERN SQUARES DA VINCI CODE CONNECTIONS
Enjoy an optional tour inside Sir Christopher Wren’s magnificent masterpiece, St Paul’s Cathedral, where you will hear the amazing history of the cathedral and the heroes celebrated by memorials including the Duke of Wellington and Admiral Lord Nelson. Find out how Queen Victoria influenced the decoration, try the sound in the whispering gallery and, if you undertake the climb up the dome, be rewarded with magnificent views over London!
Discover the back streets around St Paul’s - from one of London’s newest squares to ancient hidden courtyards. Explore the atmospheric legal area of Temple including the church which features in the Da Vinci Code. See where lawyers buy their wigs and gowns and how legal customs have given us several famous expressions.
Tap into the literary side of the area as well with an optional visit to Dr Johnson’s House – read some of his idiosyncratic definitions in a facsimile of his famous Dictionary!
You may like to combine this tour with a visit to Southwark
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