The majestic St. Paul's Cathedral was built by Christopher Wren between 1675 and 1711. It is one of Europe's largest cathedrals and its dome is only exceeded in size by that of the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
庄严的圣保罗大教堂是克里斯多夫·雷恩在1675至1711年间建造的。它是欧洲最大的教堂之一，它的穹顶大小仅次于罗马圣彼得大教堂。
St. Paul's Cathedral has had an eventful history. Five different churches were built at this site. The first church, dedicated to the apostle Paul, dates back to 604 AD, when King Ethelbert of Kent built a wooden church on the summit of one of London's hills for Mellitus, Bishop of the East Saxons. At the end of the 7th century, the church was built in stone by Erkenwald, Bishop of London. In 962 and again in 1087, the cathedral was destroyed by fire, but each time it was rebuilt and expanded. In 1669, three years after the Great Fire, Christopher Wren was tasked with the construction of a new church to replace the destroyed Gothic cathedral.
圣保罗大教堂有着曲折的历史。5个不同的教堂曾在此处建立。第一个教堂是使徒保罗致力建造的，这要追溯到公元604年，那时候肯特国王艾塞尔伯特在伦敦一座小山的山顶上为东撒克逊人的主教梅里图斯用木头建了一座教堂。7世纪末期，该教堂被伦敦的主教用石头重建。962年和1087年，大教堂均遭火烧毁，每一次都被重修及扩建。1669年，大火结束3年后，克里斯多夫·雷恩接手了新教堂的建造任务，以此来取代被烧毁的哥特式教堂。
