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Friday 17 June 2011

What a Party!

Three Hundred years since St Paul's was completed it now looks as good as it did in 1711. A fifteen year restoration costing £40 million has finally finished. For the first time in that fifteen years you can now see the cathedral without cranes and scaffolding.



The Reverend Canon Mark Oakley, treasurer of St Paul's, yesterday talked about the mammoth project. The state of the art tecqnics used and the beautiful work restoring the art and mosaics.

To celebrate both the completion of the work and the 3 century anniversary, St Paul's is launching the 300th Anniversary Photograph Competition.

Take your best shot of the exterior of St Paul's. You have until 16 July 2011. Upload your images to St Pauls Flickr.

The ten best images will be displayed in the cathederal crypt. The overall winner will take home a beautiful glass vase made especially for the event by Venice-based firm of Salviati & Co

18 comments:

Angie said...

Are you going to be in the runninng for a glass vase with one of your stunning photos?

Irredento Urbanita said...

Is that sky from this world? Have a nice weekend.

Regards

Valery

Barcelona Daily Photo

Montreal Photo Daily said...

I love the main photo! Love your blog.

Happy Friday !

Leif Hagen said...

What a magnificent cathedral! Heavenly!
You took great interior and exterior photos! I hope you're at least in the top 10 - maybe the crystal vase winner! Good luck!

Luis Gomez said...

Mo, what a great shot and a gorgeous sky!

karen said...

Gorgeous! (The cathedral, that it. The Rev - not so much ;) )

Head Ant said...

What time of day was that taken? The lights on St Paul's combined with the sky make it so welcoming.

Babzy.B said...

great shot :)

Sharon said...

Well, you certainly have a good chance at the vase. That top photo is wonderful! I have to get there!

Karine said...

How wonderful to have restored the church and what a great contest to celebrate it as well :o)

RedPat said...

You must be a contender! Lovely pics.

Milandailyphoto.com said...

a really cool competition,i'll go on flickr to see the pics

jennyfreckles said...

I think you're in with a chance with that top shot. Isn't the building gorgeous.

Jack said...

Outstanding, Mo. The top photo has to be submitted. When you win the glass vase, you are going to show it to us, aren't you?

Oakland Daily Photo said...

This sky adds real drama to your photo.

Jilly said...

Stunning photo, Mo. Bravo!Hope you make the ten. You should!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I would say top 5 with that shot Mo, it's fabulous!The Cathedral looks amazing, how nice to be able to see it without all that scaffolding.

Alan said...

Great sky in that top shot, and the light is really nice.

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