These stairs were used in the film 'The Madness of King George' too. It was in the scene where George iii thought all London was flooded, and he forced all his children and wife to climb to high ground. It was supposed to be the stairs inside the round keep at Windsor Castle.
That's bcos the Luftwaffe avoided dropping bombs on St Paul's bcos it was such a good landmark for navigation. It wasn't luck or any kind of divine protection
@@RichO1701e 🤣🤣That's a good one! In the blackout and from several thousand feet, I doubt they could see anything clearly on the ground except the Thames and fires from the bombs other planes had dropped and even if they could see St Pauls, and were using it as a landmark, their aim wasn't so good that they could successfully aim to miss St Pauls! Furthermore , St Pauls suffered two direct hits, from bombs. The first bomb exploded at the East End on the 10th October 1940, and another over the North Transept on the 16th April 1941.The blast from the East End bomb in 1940 lifted the Quire roof from end to end, causing masonry to fall, which destroyed the altar table below. According to Godfrey Allen, Surveyor to the Fabric, the timber structure of the roof resembled a battleship after an engagement, while the lead covering ‘billowed like waves of the sea’. The second bomb to hit St Pauls hit the North Transept in 1941 was even more significant than the first. After crashing through the roof, it detonated in mid-air, rocking the Dome, pushing the south wall of the South Transept outwards and smashing every window. The masonry falling through the vault created a hole in the Cathedral floor through which the Crypt could be seen below. Just as big a threat was incendiaries and because St Pauls was such an important building and important for morale, it was always specially protected by teams of fire wardens ready to put out incendiaries that fell on or in the grounds of St Pauls and they were called upon during the blitz to save the building.
@@dacorum8053 And the fire wardens used buckets of water passed along by a human chain to put out the burning incendiaries before the roof structure itself caught fire.
If you join the guided tour given by the amazing staff in the cathedral, as part of the free tour they'll take you down the staircase and you can marvel at it up close.
Go to FRANCE instead it's better stay away from LONDONISTAN it's a dangerous some poor kid got killed there last week with a sword by some islamic extremist the peaceful people..
@@gilliankeene1071 thank you very much! I can't wait to get there and see all the historical buildings, castles etc. Plus the weather looks great just now!
I'd give London a miss if i was you it's very dangerous place plus it's just a tourist trap so come down to visit us in the beautiful countryside of the *COTSWOLDS* or the gorgeous LAKE DISTRICT in the NORTH where you can visit *ADRIAN'S WALL* and ROMAN *STRUCTURES*
That is a staiaghtforward cantilever staircase where the weight of each step is entirly supported by the weight of the wall pushing down on a fairly substantial part of the step set in the wall. If it were the case that each one was supported "almost entirely" by the one below, the lower steps would have to have an enormous compressive strength, as they would be supporting all the steps above.
that little library at the top of those stairs is beautiful! imagine that being the entrance to your home you go up the spiral stairs and you have converted that library into a living space aswell, so enchanting
Tom Cruise runs up those stairs in Mission: Impossible - Fallout, but when he gets to the top, it's the Whispering Gallery instead. He then runs out onto the roof and makes a jump of over a hundred feet.
Gorgeous!!!! This os hilarious because I just read an interview with the Pet Shop Boys one of whom is also an architect. He has a phobia about spiral staircases. Now I know why!!!!😂😂😂
Erm… London. Just London, and only possible because of the 'event', else, it was a ramshackle dense renk Tudor nightmare. The Great Fire… lives lost aside, arguably, a blessing in disguise.
@@garolstipockYou seriously don't know what your talking about if you really think there's only LONDON that's ok but tourists need to stop going to that SH💩THOLE.And actually go somewhere else like the COTSWOLDS,LAKE DISTRICT,YORK,CANTERBURY, WINCHESTER ,CAMBRIDGE,WELLS, OXFORDSHIRE GLOSTERSHERE,CHESTER,SUSSEX, YORKSHIRE Etc etc..
@@garolstipockI’m sure just like most countries, the living conditions would have improved over time, although the great fire did destroy a lot of the slums it left people without homes or livelihoods.
We visited Paul's in 2019. Breathtaking inside and out. .. And its a alot larger in reality. .. We missed this😟 .. Still definitely worth a visit. For the stunning artistry alone..
Wetherspoons preservation of buildings of historic interest is brilliant ❤. The (British Baptist) church l attended as a child/teenager looks better now than it did back then, when still a church.
@@helentee9863 A fair comment. They actually research the history of the local area and then the pubs after something of interest with history. Hence why a lot of them are called strange names. Can’t go wrong with the Wetherspoons. Apart from the fact the toilets are on the far side of the moon.
Greetings from Auckland, New Zealand ! My parents emigrated from London in 1949. They were always sad when remembering how broken and dirty post-war London was. When was the Cathedral repaired? I spent a day there in 1975, and there was no war damage visible then. Well, we were tourists in groups, maybe they kept us away from it? But what a Legacy, what a superb national treasure ! ❤
Thank you for posting this ! Your photography and narration are superb....showing this amazing stair to perfection. Do you think that the Tulip Stairs at Greenwich were inspired ( spiraled? ) by these ? 👍
@felicegreece I have just checked and entry is free - but you do have to have a ticket- you can book on line. There is a cruise boat that leaves from the City if you fancy a day out on the river . Enjoy 😉
Wren put a lot of attention in the detail and complexities where he knew people would appreciate them. To me, this whole part of Saint Paul's is an architectural and mathematical dream, I didn't know you could book tours, I'll have to get on that.
The stone stair are constructed one and with the wall. They are indeed supported in mass, but it only works because each step is a cantilever and constructed as the tower was being builded. They would be pined together with blind dowels made of bronze as to not ever rust away from what’s called vapor rust. Iron would’ve been unstable in the 1700’s. Iron only really became stable in the mid 19th century. If not coated with oil based paint, and even that does not prevent rust. The pins in the stairs were a stabilizing factor should God Forbid the building settle. It was definitely modern art for its day. This staircase system is repeated 4 times in Philadelphia City Hall in each of the corner abutments in the Second Empire style. Check it out here on RUclips.
I was unable to climb the stairs in St Paul's. I have a morbid fear of heights, it actually causes physical symptoms, dizziness and nausea. I can't even watch some RUclips videos without the unpleasant feeling in my centre of gravity
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I have been up those stairs. I was 19 then, I am 72 now and would need several oxygen stops. It is beautiful, just like the rest of St Pauls.
These stairs were used in the film 'The Madness of King George' too. It was in the scene where George iii thought all London was flooded, and he forced all his children and wife to climb to high ground.
It was supposed to be the stairs inside the round keep at Windsor Castle.
And so does TOM CRUISE in MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
I watched that film recently but only recognised the stairway from Harry Potter!
And Queen Charlotte was white
Wow, you really were triggered by that. What a snowflake
@@Ronkyort0doxas she should be portrayed in media
It's wonderful to realise that this architectural marvel, part of St Pauls, survived the blitz intact.
Have you seen the picture of St. Paul's taken during a blitz attack? It's quite a sight and helped raise the morale of the public.
That's bcos the Luftwaffe avoided dropping bombs on St Paul's bcos it was such a good landmark for navigation.
It wasn't luck or any kind of divine protection
@@RichO1701e 🤣🤣That's a good one! In the blackout and from several thousand feet, I doubt they could see anything clearly on the ground except the Thames and fires from the bombs other planes had dropped and even if they could see St Pauls, and were using it as a landmark, their aim wasn't so good that they could successfully aim to miss St Pauls!
Furthermore , St Pauls suffered two direct hits, from bombs. The first bomb exploded at the East End on the 10th October 1940, and another over the North Transept on the 16th April 1941.The blast from the East End bomb in 1940 lifted the Quire roof from end to end, causing masonry to fall, which destroyed the altar table below. According to Godfrey Allen, Surveyor to the Fabric, the timber structure of the roof resembled a battleship after an engagement, while the lead covering ‘billowed like waves of the sea’.
The second bomb to hit St Pauls hit the North Transept in 1941 was even more significant than the first. After crashing through the roof, it detonated in mid-air, rocking the Dome, pushing the south wall of the South Transept outwards and smashing every window. The masonry falling through the vault created a hole in the Cathedral floor through which the Crypt could be seen below.
Just as big a threat was incendiaries and because St Pauls was such an important building and important for morale, it was always specially protected by teams of fire wardens ready to put out incendiaries that fell on or in the grounds of St Pauls and they were called upon during the blitz to save the building.
@@RichO1701ea bomb did land on it but it needed a longer distance to fall to explode.
@@dacorum8053 And the fire wardens used buckets of water passed along by a human chain to put out the burning incendiaries before the roof structure itself caught fire.
The triforium tour at Saint Paul’s Cathedral is €18 per adult if anybody is wondering.
The stair’s banister was designed and made by Jean Tijou, a Huguenot refugee.
London is full of wonders, everywhere you look. Best city in the world. There is no other place like it. 😊
London is just the greatest city on earth. It knocks my socks off however many times I go there.
Thank you for posting! This is AMAZING!
If you join the guided tour given by the amazing staff in the cathedral, as part of the free tour they'll take you down the staircase and you can marvel at it up close.
Woah!!! I love this!!, the stairway, the library, the history!!!
Christopher Wren was amazing. His impact on London is an amazing success for architecture.
Absolutely phenomenal design. Thank you for showing this to us!
I'm going to the UK this month, and I'll use your videos to find all these hidden treasures.
Thanks so much for your help finding them.
Hope you enjoy your visit! There’s a lot to see here. 😃
Go to FRANCE instead it's better stay away from LONDONISTAN it's a dangerous some poor kid got killed there last week with a sword by some islamic extremist the peaceful people..
Hope you have a wonderful time.😊
@@gilliankeene1071 thank you very much!
I can't wait to get there and see all the historical buildings, castles etc. Plus the weather looks great just now!
I'd give London a miss if i was you it's very dangerous place plus it's just a tourist trap so come down to visit us in the beautiful countryside of the *COTSWOLDS* or the gorgeous LAKE DISTRICT in the NORTH where you can visit *ADRIAN'S WALL* and ROMAN *STRUCTURES*
That is a staiaghtforward cantilever staircase where the weight of each step is entirly supported by the weight of the wall pushing down on a fairly substantial part of the step set in the wall.
If it were the case that each one was supported "almost entirely" by the one below, the lower steps would have to have an enormous compressive strength, as they would be supporting all the steps above.
I am very proud to live and work in London 😁 from Veneto, Dolomite. If you like mountains, you know Dolomite 👋
We ❤ London
Our host NEVER ceases to totally amaze me with the gems he relates to us of our wonderful city 💥💥💥💥
Magnificent and beautiful architecture!!!💙💙💙
Oh my God, I’ve been there 3 times, but this is the first time i know about that 🥺 really thankful 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Amazing. Thanks for that. I’m a Londoner and it’s crazy how much you miss.
That library is amazing. I've never seen any Harry Potters, but I'd love to walk those stairs!
that little library at the top of those stairs is beautiful! imagine that being the entrance to your home you go up the spiral stairs and you have converted that library into a living space aswell, so enchanting
Mesmerizing archetchture ❤❤❤
Tom Cruise runs up those stairs in Mission: Impossible - Fallout, but when he gets to the top, it's the Whispering Gallery instead. He then runs out onto the roof and makes a jump of over a hundred feet.
I miss London so much!!
Me too , I wish id never left. 💔
Thank you for sharing this. Absolutely Stunning !
Gorgeous!!!! This os hilarious because I just read an interview with the Pet Shop Boys one of whom is also an architect. He has a phobia about spiral staircases. Now I know why!!!!😂😂😂
Sir Christopher Wren is a master of designed space...
Here in Williamsburg, Virginia we have a building at The College of William and Mary designed by Christopher Wren.
History is fascinating ! Thanks for sharing !
Looks like the staircase at the end of the "now you see me 2" film, where they leave the royal observatory.
Beautiful, thank you.
THESE STAIRS SCARE THE HELL OUT OF ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful Britain
Erm… London. Just London, and only possible because of the 'event', else, it was a ramshackle dense renk Tudor nightmare.
The Great Fire… lives lost aside, arguably, a blessing in disguise.
@@garolstipockYou seriously don't know what your talking about if you really think there's only LONDON that's ok but tourists need to stop going to that SH💩THOLE.And actually go somewhere else like the COTSWOLDS,LAKE DISTRICT,YORK,CANTERBURY, WINCHESTER ,CAMBRIDGE,WELLS, OXFORDSHIRE GLOSTERSHERE,CHESTER,SUSSEX, YORKSHIRE Etc etc..
@@garolstipockI’m sure just like most countries, the living conditions would have improved over time, although the great fire did destroy a lot of the slums it left people without homes or livelihoods.
I Love this I wish I could visit this one day Just Amazing 🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️👍
It's stairs??
omg I wish I knew your channel before visiting London!!! 🤯💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘
Why?? There just steps you can find steps anywhere..
He also stated that the public cannot access these steps
@@janelliot5643he said you would have to go on one of their official tours to see them .
I’ve been up to the top of the dome at Saint Paul’s cathedral, it was just after Charles and Diana got married.
Vertigo time!
Even the phrase Triforium Tour sounds like something from a Harry Potter book.
JKR was apparently going for a theme 😉
I knew I've seen them before!! ❤
Now that's what you call a building 🥰
London is glorious.
Finally! Someone correctly calls it a helical staircase! Well done sir
Amazing to see inside. Amusing that you think you would ever get me to go on those stairs. The beauty of armchair travel.
That hidden library is way cooler than any Harry Potter shit.
🌬️💨 "that library is breathtaking!* 😘💨📚
Are there any interesting books in the library?
Thank you .👍🏻🇬🇧
We visited Paul's in 2019.
Breathtaking inside and out.
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And its a alot larger in reality.
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We missed this😟
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Still definitely worth a visit.
For the stunning artistry alone..
I'm off there tomorrow ❤
Imagine sliding down that!
I'd love to go in that Library!!!!!
Imagine building that staircase ??? !!!
I love old awe onspiring craft and art.
Amazing! 👏😮
Stunning!❤
Stairs like that are WAY too close to my nightmares to find them anything other than horrific.
Absolutely beautiful!
Beautiful ❤❤❤❤
That’s nothing. You should see the helical staircase going to the toilets in my local Wetherspoons
Wetherspoons preservation of buildings of historic interest is brilliant ❤.
The (British Baptist) church l attended as a child/teenager looks better now than it did back then, when still a church.
@@helentee9863 A fair comment. They actually research the history of the local area and then the pubs after something of interest with history. Hence why a lot of them are called strange names. Can’t go wrong with the Wetherspoons. Apart from the fact the toilets are on the far side of the moon.
Greetings from Auckland, New Zealand ! My parents emigrated from London in 1949.
They were always sad when remembering how broken and dirty post-war London was.
When was the Cathedral repaired?
I spent a day there in 1975, and there was no war damage visible then.
Well, we were tourists in groups, maybe they kept us away from it?
But what a Legacy, what a superb national treasure ! ❤
Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely gobsmackimg. Thank you.
What's gobsmacking?? They are only stairs..
Thank you for posting this ! Your photography and narration are superb....showing this amazing stair to perfection. Do you think that the Tulip Stairs at Greenwich were inspired ( spiraled? ) by these ? 👍
Where are tulip stairs, in which building in Greenwich???
@@felicegreece They are in The Queen's House. Very beautiful they are...and the rest of the building is too. 😃
@@MrJohn768 I assume you pay to enter? Thanks so much
@felicegreece I have just checked and entry is free - but you do have to have a ticket- you can book on line. There is a cruise boat that leaves from the City if you fancy a day out on the river . Enjoy 😉
@@MrJohn768 thank you so much.. which cruise boat, can you recall??
Just spectacular!!
Gives me the shivers
So incredible❤
I'm actually finding them terribly disorienting & frightening! 😱
Gorgeous!
Thats beautiful!
Wren put a lot of attention in the detail and complexities where he knew people would appreciate them. To me, this whole part of Saint Paul's is an architectural and mathematical dream, I didn't know you could book tours, I'll have to get on that.
That's really fascinating!
The library was used in the film Debbie Does Dallas
😮
Almost every stair is supported by the one below ... just think about that for a minute .. it won't work
Not open to the public unless you are paying extra.
and one man has brought this city into disrepute
So cool!
😍😍🙏
Also they used this location in the dickens adaptation of Little Dorrit, too, I believe.
That's fantastic
that stair concept is like lois lane to superman "you've got me, whose got you?" logic!
The stone stair are constructed one and with the wall. They are indeed supported in mass, but it only works because each step is a cantilever and constructed as the tower was being builded. They would be pined together with blind dowels made of bronze as to not ever rust away from what’s called vapor rust. Iron would’ve been unstable in the 1700’s. Iron only really became stable in the mid 19th century. If not coated with oil based paint, and even that does not prevent rust. The pins in the stairs were a stabilizing factor should God Forbid the building settle. It was definitely modern art for its day.
This staircase system is repeated 4 times in Philadelphia City Hall in each of the corner abutments in the Second Empire style. Check it out here on RUclips.
Thanks 🙏🏼
It’s in Harry Potter!! Going to the divination classroom
The lock is notoriously easy to pick. Or so I've been told. 😉
I had the privilege of climbing those stairs last month.
Who is the library for? Can anybody ever use it?
I don’t even like Harry Potter all that much but I recognised it instantly
So cool
And was in the start of the Robert Downey junior Sherlock Holmes film
I'm happy that I recognized the Harry Potter location before you mentioned it. :)
I can't be the only who thought he was gonna say Nicholas Flamel
I got shown this staircase on a guided tour of the cathedral
At Christmas it's the way to the portaloos outside.
So Hogwarts divination classroom is in the attic of St Paul's?
So I don't need to find the train station anymore, I'll just go straight to class.
Oh😮
It's that the one in Now You See Me 2.
Is the library still there?
Loved by Sheryl Crow...
I was unable to climb the stairs in St Paul's. I have a morbid fear of heights, it actually causes physical symptoms, dizziness and nausea.
I can't even watch some RUclips videos without the unpleasant feeling in my centre of gravity
Yeah i wouldn't go up them stairs im scared of heights
Christopher Wren? The library? 18th century....?
Were those 500 steps a devious way to keep learning only for the most dedicated readers?