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Liverpool Cathedral
At Hope St's southern end stands the neo-Gothic Liverpool Cathedral, the life work of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960), whose other contributions to the world were the red telephone box, and the power station in London that is now home to the Tate Modern. Size is a big deal here: this is the largest church in Britain and the largest Anglican cathedral in the world.
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
The city's two cathedrals are separated by the length of Hope St. At the northern end, the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King was completed in 1967 according to the design of Sir Frederick Gibberd and after the original plans by Sir Edwin Lutyens, whose crypt is inside. It's a mightily impressive modern building that looks like a soaring concrete tepee, hence its nickname, Paddy's Wigwam.
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St George's Hall
Arguably Liverpool's most impressive building, St George's Hall was built in 1854 and is the first European offering of neoclassical architecture. Curiously, it was built as law courts and a concert hall - presumably a judge could pass sentence and then relax to a string quartet.
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