St John's Chapel
The Chapel of St John the Evangelist is an 11th century Christian chapel of Norman architecture, in the White Tower of the Tower of London. Built in 1080, St John's is the oldest surviving complete chapel from the early Norman period, and functions today as a chapel royal.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: chapel inside the White Tower at the Tower of London
Notable Places in the Area
The Tower of London
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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.
Tower Bridge
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Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. Tower Bridge is situated 280 metres south of St John's Chapel.
White Tower
Castle
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The White Tower is a central tower, the old keep, at the Tower of London in England.
Localities in the Area
Butler's Wharf
Neighbourhood
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Butler's Wharf is an English historic building at Shad Thames on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of London's Tower Bridge, now housing luxury flats and restaurants.
Aldgate Ward
Quarter
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Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London.
St John's Chapel
- Categories: chapel, Royal Peculiar, proprietary church, place of worship and religion
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50797° or 51° 30' 29" northLongitude
-0.07596° or 0° 4' 33" westOpen Location Code
9C3XGW5F+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1002735350OpenStreetMap Feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap Attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q2403338St John's Chapel Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 圣约翰礼拜堂
- Dutch: St John's Chapel
- English: Chapel of St John the Evangelist
- English: St John's Chapel, London
- English: St John's Chapel, Tower of London
- French: Chapelle Saint-Jean de Londres
- French: chapelle Saint-Jean de Londres
- Irish: St John's Chapel, Londain
- Irish: St John's Chapel
- Italian: Cappella di San Giovanni Evangelista
- Italian: cappella di San Giovanni
- Norwegian: St. Johannes’ kapell
- Norwegian Bokmål: St. Johannes' kapell
- Portuguese: Capela de São João Evangelista
- Cappella di San Giovanni
- St John the Evangelist
Other Places Named St John's Chapel
Landmarks in the Area
- Inmost WardGrassland
- Wardrobe TowerRuins
- The DitchGrassland
- Coldharbour GateRuins
- Ravens Enclosure
Places in the Area
- White TowerGift shop
- cannonWork of art
- RavensGift shop
- New Armouries CafeCoffeehouse
- Entrance to the Crown JewelsClock
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