St. Pauls Cathedral and The Tower of London

Going to see St. Pauls church was one of the best things that I have done my entire time of being here in London. It was absolutely beautiful with the ceiling covered in gold and beautiful memorials everywhere. Walking all of the stairs turned out to be very worth it because when I got to the top the view was incredible and i felt like i was on top of the world. The Tower of London was something that I had seen before but I discovered new things that I had not seen before which was fun. The ravens were so neat to watch and I really enjoyed taking the tour and learning new things about the towers and who was held prisoner that I didnt know before. The Tower of London represents materialism with the crown of jewels and also the mythic idea where the bigger diamond is better. St. Pauls represented materialism with faith and religion. Also there were more soldiers that were buried in St. Pauls while more royals and monarchy were buried in the Tower. Both of these building are symbols of the power of the state and are both built very high up from the ground. When i was high up in St. Pauls I really felt like i was looking down on everyone from a heavenlike perspective. St. Pauls was very open and there were not many places in the church that were dark. This was celebrating death in a positive way saying that the people who had died here had gone to a better place. The Tower of London was very confined, dark and small in most places. THis represented that the people who were here lived in dark times and most of them did not deserve to die and were unhappy here. Both the Tower of London and St. Pauls also represented a sense of community. The wardins have been living in the Tower for many years while the priests made the church seem very family like and close. I am very glad that I was able to visit both of these magnificent and historical places while i was here in London.