Temple Bar, London
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Temple Bar was the principal ceremonial entrance to the City of London from the City of Westminster. In the Middle Ages, London expanded city jurisdiction beyond its walls to gates, called 'bars', whi
Temple Bar in 2012, with the Temple Bar Memorial in the centre
The Old Wooden Temple Bar before the Great Fire of 1666
Temple Bar Gate in 1870, when it was still located to mark the Temple Bar
Artist's conception of the Temple Bar Gate at the commencement of the 18th century. Note heads on pikes above the gate.
Paternoster Square
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Paternoster Square is a former historic square, renamed from Newgate Market c. 1872, and now a post-war urban redevelopment next to St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. The area was previously n
Temple Bar, London
…and Edward VII, was erected to mark the location. Wren's archway was preserved and was re-erected in 2004 within the City of London, in a redeveloped Paternoster Square next to St Paul's Cathedral. In September 2022, the preserved Wren gateway and an adjacent building were officially opened by the Duke of Gloucester…
Paternoster Square, redeveloped in 2003, is near St Paul's Cathedral.
Paternoster Square
St Paul's Cathedral dome and the Paternoster Square Column, from Paternoster Square