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Cathedral is one of the greatest secrets of London; people heading down
Victoria Street on the well-trodden route to more famous sites are astonished
to come across a piazza opening up the view to an extraordinary facade
of towers, balconies and domes.
The architecture of Westminster Cathedral certainly sets it apart from
other London landmarks, owing more to the Byzantine style of the eastern
Roman Empire than the familiar Gothic of our native cathedrals.
Its uniqueness is, however, not merely in its external form. Visitors
find in Westminster Cathedral a very special place of prayer, a refuge
from the busy city, a space to find one's own thoughts. This spiritual
atmosphere, shaped through the silence as well as through the music of
its celebrated choir, is the chief glory of the Cathedral, and the most
extraordinary treasure to be discovered by visitors.
I hope that your visit to our website will give you a taste of the beauty
and holiness of this great Cathedral, that it will remind you of past
visits, or lead you to future discovery.
A warm welcome awaits you, as well as a prayerful community, and a deep
experience of the closeness of God.
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