The Sightlines Of St Paul's

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In London there are planning laws that disallow tall structures from impeding on certain views, and vantage points of iconic buildings. The most iconic building in London -- and therefore the most protected sight-wise -- is St Paul's Cathedral.
St Paul's is the primary reason there is a cluster of skyscrapers in one part of the City of London. Generally, buildings nearer to the cathedral are lower too.
We sent Vicki Pipe to investigate some of these sightlines. Our favourite is where a hedge and line of trees in Richmond Park are trimmed back, specifically so that St Paul's can always been seen.
Thanks to the New London Architecture for letting us have exclusive access to their model.

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@bananaman7638 8 жыл бұрын

There is no city like London, from it's history to it's architecture. Privileged to be born and bred here and watching this channel just reminds me why I love it so much

@peebee143 6 жыл бұрын

Hear, hear!

@ixlnxs 3 жыл бұрын

from *its history to *its architecture.

@rosiefay7283 7 жыл бұрын

0:34 All the sightlines! Thank you, Vicki, for taking the trouble to go out there and show us a couple of them.

@thekevin26167 8 жыл бұрын

Knew this from Tom Scott, but this is awesome too!

@thekevin26167 8 жыл бұрын

Will note to visit there on my annual trip next year :)

@SpahGaming 3 жыл бұрын

@@thekevin26167 Are you planing to go there on this year's trip?

@Mrch33ky 3 жыл бұрын

Victoria is a delight! The video is good too.

@MrCube17 8 жыл бұрын

I'm fully behind these laws - they look after London's iconic views!

@bigrustle6851 7 жыл бұрын

MrCube17 alas the view in Richmond has been spoils after a foreign Chinese development in Stratford, I don't know how anyone didn't see the planning permission sneaking it's way through the radar, bloody foreign investors

@ninjagoggles 6 жыл бұрын

Yay! More Vicki!!

@suzanneanderson4992 8 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I can't wait to walk this myself the next time I visit.

@AnnoyingKiwiDude 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Thanks

@tomtucjr 8 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. I've seen the map before but to go to the locations in real life is awesome. Good video!

@JohnnyPendleton 6 жыл бұрын

I have been there, those sightlines are such a good things.

@HenrysAdventures 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant and very interesting video! I'll definitely go and visit the gallery but I think doing the footwork looks fun to!

@MrMakeDo 7 жыл бұрын

She's a great presenter!

@TomTremayne 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the views of Vicki Pipe more than the ones of St Paul's....

@peebee143 6 жыл бұрын

I used to be able to see St. Paul's from my bedroom window. The house was situated around 200 yards North of White Hart Lane, just on the Wood Green side of the border with Tottenham, and across the road from the border with Edmonton. Alexandra Palace was just visible to my right, around 1.5 miles away.

@rmg9844 8 жыл бұрын

Glad Vicki's back!

@mcites 3 жыл бұрын

I love this city!

@geoffreycoan 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Vicki, Tom Scott covers it as well but you (and Geoff) do so in more detail, thanks

@jezzaqc 4 жыл бұрын

Would you be able to do the other sight lines of London in a video sometime please?

@kickyslappy 8 жыл бұрын

+Geofftech will you get access to abandoned platforms at any stage through London underground or will they not allow it?

@kickyslappy 8 жыл бұрын

Down street was great, anything else in the pipeline?

@luxford60 8 жыл бұрын

Don't think it was on the map, but if you walk along the south side of the dock between Canary Wharf Tube and heron Quays DLR yo can see St Paul's from there - or at least, you could last time I was there, which was several years ago now.

@jsma9999 8 жыл бұрын

Can you do one for Westminster and the houses Parliament,thanks

@linzherdscats 8 жыл бұрын

+james m +geofftech2 we probably could, you know ... oh dear, I can't do YT mentions properly

@batman51 7 жыл бұрын

And now the Richmond Park sightline has been broken by a giant building outside the protected zone! So much for planners and law makers.

@Londonistvids 7 жыл бұрын

What! who broke the Richmond Park sightline?

@batman51 7 жыл бұрын

See you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-destruction-of-historic-st-paul-s-view. Planning area outside of sightline control area - usual council cockup.

@frortizcana2 7 жыл бұрын

As a young guy looking to one day own a home, I can´t believe that such stringent planning regulations exist in a city that has seen house prices jump 516% in 20 years: www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property-news/how-londons-property-market-has-changed-in-20-years-we-chart-average-house-prices-rental-trends-and-a106401.html

@irenec4876 5 жыл бұрын

Manhattan Loft Gardens

@vickirasmussen4791 6 жыл бұрын

this is a big build behind st pouls there

@Calum_S 7 жыл бұрын

Apparently there isn't much science about how the sightlines were drawn up: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/dec/11/city-of-london-skyline-of-tomorrow-interactive "These rigid rules first appeared in the 1930s, when the surveyor of St Paul’s came up with a precise grid of heights around the cathedral to safeguard the panorama from the South Bank. “We’ve been able to calculate where he took his views from, and most of them end up outside pubs,” says Rees."

@bonkeydollocks1879 3 жыл бұрын

Thats a sight for sore eyes, I will get it in my sights,

@user-do2rj4sf8j 5 жыл бұрын

You can even see it from barkingside

@vickirasmussen4791 5 жыл бұрын

You cant see sct pouls from greenwich

@neilfoord9140 6 жыл бұрын

WANKING

@simontay4851 6 жыл бұрын

Why does the view of St Paul's from far away need to be protected. If tourists want to see St Paul's, just actually go there in central london. I couldn't care less about some ancient cathedral.

@simontay4851 6 жыл бұрын

There are many much more interesting buildings in London.