Where is paternoster square

City Thameslink is meters away, 5 min walk. Millennium Bridge Sf is meters away, 6 min walk. St Bartholomew's Hospital HQ is meters away, 7 min walk.

Blackfriars is meters away, 8 min walk. Barbican is meters away, 11 min walk. More details Which Bus lines stop near Paternoster Square? More details Which Train lines stop near Paternoster Square? More details Which Tube lines stop near Paternoster Square? More details. The area, which takes its name from Paternoster Row, once centre of t he London publishing trade, was devastated by aerial bombardment in The Blitz during the Second World War.

It is now the location of the London Stock Exchange which relocated there from Threadneedle Street in The square itself, i. In , Christopher Wren's Temple Bar Gate was re-erected here as an entrance way to the plaza. The Square is near the top of a modest rise known as Ludgate Hill, the highest part of the City of London.

These are original statues carved by John Bushnell. New statues were added, depicting the royal beasts, coats of arms and supporters of the City by Tim Crawley. These new statues replaced the original statues which were lost when the Bar was removed from Fleet Street in the 19 th century. Through the Temple Bar is Paternoster Square. Paternoster Square was once known as Paternoster Row, originating in medieval times. Most notable on a sunny day is the amount of sunlight that falls across the square.

My visit to Paternoster Square was only a couple of weeks ago as part of my decision to re-trace my footsteps in London. I was welcomed with the special Christmas feel, of Christmas trees and Christmas market, the aroma of German sausages and onions on the grill and the mulled wine.

It was not crowded when I visited which was at sundown. It afforded me the time to walk around and capture some pictures. The focal point of the Square is Paternoster Column , which was built in It is made in Portland stone, Cornish granite and gilded copper urn. The Column stands at It has a hexagonal stone base, a fluted Corinthian column, a gilded copper urn with flame finial at the top.

The design of the Column reflects the ancient tradition of imperial Rome , where places of significance are marked with monumental structures. As a result, the Paternoster Column acts as a marker whereby fibre-optic cables for night-lighting of the urn is used and this establishes a visual reference to a fire beacon.

Though it was created as the focal point for the whole Paternoster development, the Column does not align with the rest of the architectural elements and this, I think creates a relaxed environment. In addition, the Column forms part of a ventilation system for the car park which runs beneath the Square. If you take a close-look at the steps, underneath it are grates which allows for this ventilation. A modern development rose out of these ashes in the s but fell out of popularity. At present, what we see today, is a development by the Mitsubishi Estate Company who commissioned Whitfield Partners in to come up with a master plan.

The intention was to preserve the heritage of the area and to meet the commercial requirements of the area. Is a stainless-steel structure built in , designed by Thomas Heatherwick. This structure was designed to disguise two air vents. It stands at 11 meters high and it has a satin finish. You can find this at 10 Paternoster Square, in the south-west corner. When there is strong sunlight at midday, the Noon Mark casts its shadow to reveal the day of the year.

Was created in by Elisabeth Frink. It is a sculpture made of bronze on Portland stone plinth. Great Fire of London Started on a Sunday morning.

After 4 days the destruction included: - an area World War 2 Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis Whitfield Partners Architects.