Paternoster Square

The Paternoster Square is an area near London St. Paul's Cathedral.

Shaping

The square is dominated by the Paternoster Square Column, a 23m tall Corinthian column of Portland stone with a gold leaf flaming urn on top. The column was designed by the architects Whitfield Partners. On the northern edge of the square stands the bronze sculpture " shepherd and sheep " of the British sculptress Dame Elisabeth Frink. It was created in 1975 for the then project and re-erected after the conversion. The road block is divided by pedestrian paths that lead to a central square. Christopher Wren's historic chapter house was integrated into the new development.

Proponents of this planning praise the score for its harmonious design and the chosen materials, such as stone and brick. Critics, however, complain about the banal architecture and the exclusive use of shops and offices and the lack of housing, so that the place on weekends and public holidays was deserted.

History

Before its destruction by German air raids in 1942 when this was the coined by street booksellers London publishing district. The place in its present form was created as part of an urban development project north of London St.Paul ' s Cathedral. The name refers to the once running there Paternoster Row. In the Middle Ages this was the clergy of the Old St.Paul ' s used were praying when running along the Our Father ( Pater Noster Latin ).

From 1961 to 1967, the area between the cemetery of St. Paul's and Newgate Street according to plans by the British architect and urban planner William Graham Holford has been redesigned. The rather repellent and monotonous buildings and the consequent atmosphere made ​​it unattractive but soon among the population. Due to its proximity to various tourist attractions of the place and its surroundings was felt even as embarrassment.

As it became increasingly difficult with the time to find tenants for the building, it began in the late 80s to draw a redesign of the square into consideration. 1987 was held a tender for the redesign, from which emerged a design by architects Arup Associates as the winner. This provided for a complicated, disjointed post-modern design. Then the plans were left in 1990 fall in favor of the more classic defaulting design of British architect John Simpson. These plans were sponsored by a newspaper and Prince Charles. However, the lobby of supporters modern architecture criticized this design as an imitation of the Lost, so he was eventually also discarded.

Monuments and sculptures

In 1996, the transformation of the area according to the plans of William Whitfield. Among the clients, there was also the London Stock Exchange, which moved into its new home here. In October 2003, the project was completed. 2004 also Temple Bar Archway was built in 1672 again. The square is dominated by the Paternoster Square Column, a 23m tall Corinthian column of Portland stone, the gold leaf of a flaming urn. The column was designed by the architects Whitfield Partners. On the northern edge of the square stands the bronze sculpture " shepherd and sheep " of the British sculptress Dame Elisabeth Frink. It was created in 1975 for the then project and re-erected after the conversion.

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  • Course in London
  • Place in Europe
  • Transport structure in the City of London
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