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Occupy
London is an ongoing peaceful
protest and demonstration against
economic inequality, the lack of
affordability of housing in the
United Kingdom, social injustice,
corporate greed and the influence of
companies and lobbyists on
government taking place in London,
United Kingdom, which started on 15
October . The protests began in
solidarity with the Occupy Wall
Street protests in New York, United
States. The protests have
established two encampments in the
City of London, one outside St
Paul's Cathedral and the other in
Finsbury Square.
St
Paul's Cathedral, London, is a
Church of England cathedral and seat
of the Bishop of London. Its
dedication to Paul the Apostle dates
back to the original church on this
site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's
sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the
highest point in the City of London,
and is the mother church of the
Diocese of London. The present
church dating from the late 17th
century was built to an English
Baroque design of Sir Christopher
Wren, as part of a major rebuilding
program which took place in the city
after the Great Fire of London, and
was completed within his lifetime.
The
cathedral is one of the most famous
and most recognisable sights of
London, with its dome, framed by the
spires of Wren's City churches,
dominating the skyline for 300
years. At 365 feet high, it was the
tallest building in London from 1710
to 1962, and its dome is also among
the highest in the world. In terms
of area, St Paul's is the second
largest church building in the
United Kingdom after Liverpool
Cathedral.
St
Paul's Cathedral occupies a
significant place in the national
identity of the English population.
It is the central subject of much
promotional material, as well as
postcard images of the dome standing
tall, surrounded by the smoke and
fire of the Blitz. Important
services held at St Paul's include
the funerals of Lord Nelson, the
Duke of Wellington and Sir Winston
Churchill; Jubilee celebrations for
Queen Victoria; peace services
marking the end of the First and
Second World Wars; the marriage of
Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady
Diana Spencer, the launch of the
Festival of Britain and the
thanksgiving services for both the
Golden Jubilee and 80th Birthday of
Queen Elizabeth II. St Paul's
Cathedral is a busy working church,
with hourly prayer and daily
services.
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