bbc攀爬伟大建筑圣保罗大教堂

1. The masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren, a marriage of engineering and religion like no other, which epitomises the age in which it was built. A time that many have called2. the Age of Enlightenment.3. If one structure captures the spirit of London, this is it.4. Beautifully crafted and designed, it's simply stunning in its grandeur.5. The bright white stone of St Paul's radiates across the London skyline.But getting it to the capital was a logistical challenge for Wren and his masons.6. Getting to see the sheer size of the interior from here brings home its sheer audacity. He built it because this second dome, the brick witch's hat, sails at such a steep pitch that, if you looked at it from the cathedral floor, it would be too much in perspective. It would be receding too fast.7. It's being able to see the vaults at the same time and the dome. You seem to be in close proximity to everything.8. He was really the person who brought in the Georgian age and England would never look the same again.9. You see Victorian mosaic work in the spandrels, between the arches. Quite painterly in style. And the bits of gold work, angled so that they catch the light.10.But it does give you that sense of other-worldliness. If you're building a place that cultivates a sense of heaven and the world beyond, just that little glimpse does that. I wonder if that's accident or design.1, iconic [ai'kɔnik]adj. [计]图标的，形象的 iconic: 图标的|形象的|肖象的 iconic Pirate: 海盗系列 iconic project: 代表性的工程 2, landmarks n. 地 标 ， 陆 标 ； 标 志（landmark 复数形式） Landmarks: 地标|标志|陆标 Identifying Landmarks: 辨识地标 Berlin Landmarks: 柏林地标 3, epitomise [i'pitəmaiz]vt. 象征；体现；代表（等于 epitom...