London Religious attractions

Exemplifying glorious medieval architecture in London, Westminster Abbey functions as part-national church, part-national museum. Containing a breathtaking collection of the world’s best tombs and monuments, this gothic “living Church&rdq ...
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Built on the site of a former prison house, the Westminster Cathedral—of Byzantine design, a rare vision in the city—was completed in 1903 and is touted as “one of the greatest secrets of London.” A piazza down Victoria Street ...
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Dominating the west side of Covent Garden, St. Paul’s Church has a disarmingly colorful history to its name: worked on by Inigo Jones with dwindling funding from the family of the Earl of Bedford Francis Russell in 1631; a major fire in 1795 gu ...
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Considered the most well-preserved among the four London’s Inns of Court, Lincoln’s Inn is a warren of vintage gems: the heavy oak door and the coat of arms, placed above the arch of the Chancery Lane gatehouse dates from the time of Henr ...
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Shortly after the Great Fire of London ravaged the medieval cathedral in 1666, renowned architect Christopher Wren was commissioned to rebuild what was left of the ruins. Although Wren’s 1672 Great Model was met with resistance from the conserv ...
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While it was not pronounced a cathedral until 1905, Southwark Cathedral does boast of features that date back to the 12th century. It has retained its largely medieval design and houses a number of beautiful memorials. A late 13th-century wooden effi ...
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