Paternoster Square

Paternoster Square

Paternoster Square is an urban development project owned by Mitsubishi Estate, adjacent to St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. The area takes its name from "Paternoster Row," which was the center of London's publishing industry and was severely damaged during the London Blitz in World War II in 1942. In 2004, the London Stock Exchange relocated here from Threadneedle Street, and the square now also houses investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Nomura.

From 1961 to 1967, the block between St Paul's Cathedral and Newgate Street was rebuilt according to plans by William Graham Haefele. The new Paternoster Square quickly became unpopular, viewed by many as an incongruous presence next to one of the capital’s major tourist attractions. In 1996, a master plan by William Whitfield was approved and subsequently implemented. By October 2003, the reconstruction of Paternoster Square was completed, including buildings by Whitfield and other firms.

The main monument in the rebuilt square is the 23-meter-high Paternoster Square Column, a Corinthian column made of Portland stone topped with a gilt-bronze urn, illuminated at night by fiber-optic lighting. At the square’s northern end stands the bronze sculpture "The Shepherd and the Sheep" by Elisabeth Frink. In 2004, Temple Bar was reconstructed here.

Paternoster Square

Must-visit reason: One of London’s premier financial squares

Continent where the attraction is located: Europe【Europe】

Country/Region where the attraction is located: Britain[Britain]

Province/State where the attraction is located: Greater London [Greater London]

City where the attraction is located: London [London]