Video ID: 2JUKw5yWT8s
YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JUKw5yWT8s
Added At: 13-06-25 21:19:33
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Categories: London History
Tags: London, St Paul's Cathedral, Dean's Door, Triforium Tours, Geometric Stair, Helical Staircase, Harry Potter, Divination Classroom, Triforium Library, Christopher Ren, Nicholas Hawksmore
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through this door in the city of London is something pretty incredible it can be found around the side of St Paul's Cathedral and is called the dean's door it's not generally open to the public you need to book onto one of their triforium tours to go inside here but inside you will find this the amazing Dean stair or the geometric stair it's an enchanting helical staircase that winds its way 50 ft up into the cathedral the design is pretty ingenious only a tiny part of each step is embedded in the wall so each one is almost entirely supported by the one below that is why they appear to almost float and Harry Potter fans will no doubt recognize it from the third Harry Potter film it is the staircase up to the Divination classroom if I remember rightly in reality though you walk up to find the hidden library or the triforium library designed by Christopher Ren it has one of the best preserved 18th century Interiors in London it was a collaboration in terms of design between Ren and his prote Nicholas hawksmore and ren employed his master Craftsman to execute the work