St Paul's Cathedral
/snt ˌpɔːlz kəˈθiːdrəl/
/seɪnt ˌpɔːlz kəˈθiːdrəl/
(also St Paul's)
- a large cathedral in London. It was designed in the late 17th century by Sir Christopher Wren to replace a previous cathedral destroyed in the Fire of London, and was completed in 1710. It has a large dome (= a round roof with a circular base), inside which is the famous Whispering Gallery. The cathedral contains the graves of many famous people, including Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington and Christopher Wren himself.“Si monumentum requiris, circumspice. (If you seek a monument, look around you.)”
伦敦的一座大教堂。它由克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士 (Sir Christopher Wren) 于 17 世纪末设计，以取代之前在伦敦大火中被毁的大教堂，并于 1710 年竣工。 它有一个大圆顶（= 圆形屋顶和圆形底座），内部是著名的回音廊。大教堂里埋葬着许多名人，包括纳尔逊勋爵、惠灵顿公爵和克里斯托弗·雷恩本人。 （如果你寻找纪念碑，请环顾四周。）”圣保罗大教堂中刻有克里斯托弗·雷恩 (Christopher Wren) 的文字