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View from the top of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, UK. Numerous landmarks visible, including the River Thames, the BT Tower, the golden justice statue on top of the Old Bailey, Paternoster Square and Whitehall. Adobe RGB 1998 color profile.

London, England – August 22, 2019: the photo shows part of Paternoster Square, next to St Paul's Cathedral, in the heart of London's financial district (known as the City of London). On the right is the building housing the London Stock Exchange. The Corinthian column, made of Portland stone, was designed by the architects Whitfield Partners; it is set on a hexagonal base, and is topped by a flaming copper urn covered in gold leaf. In terms of the column's symbolism, it is generally seen as commemorating both the Great Fire of London (1666) and the period of the Blitz (1940-41), both of which destroyed the area of Paternoster Square, long famous for its booksellers and publishers. Paternoster Square was rebuilt in the 1990s, with the works on its various office buildings and squares completed in 2003.

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England – August 4, 2017: the photo shows one of the towers of St Paul's Cathedral seen from the buildings around Paternoster Square. The Cathedral was designed by the architect Sir Christopher Wren, as part of a rebuilding programme following the Great Fire of London (in 1666). Paternoster Square was historically an area populated by booksellers, but the area's buildings were destroyed in World War II during the Blitz (1940-41); the area was rebuilt in the 1990s, with the works completed in 2003. The square lies at the heart of the financial district of London, known as 'the City', and contains the London Stock Exchange and numerous offices.

London, UK-07 04 2019:People on Paternoster square, which is an urban development, next to St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. The area, which takes its name from Paternoster Row, once centre of the London publishing trade, was devastated by aerial bombardment in The Blitz during the Second World War.

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