St John’s Chapel

The Chapel of St John the Evangelist is an 11th-century Christian of Norman architecture, in the of the . Built in 1080, St John's is the oldest surviving complete chapel from the early Norman period, and functions today as a chapel royal.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: chapel inside the White Tower at the Tower of London
  • Also known as: “Chapel of St John the Evangelist”, “St John the Evangelist”, “St John’s Chapel, London”, and “St John’s Chapel, Tower of London”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and White Tower.

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, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of , is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the in , England.

Castle
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The is a former royal residence, the old keep, at the in England. It was built by William the Conqueror during the early 1080s, and subsequently extended.

Bridge
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is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in , built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. is situated 900 feet south of St John’s Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Butler’s Wharf and Aldgate.

Neighborhood
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Butler's Wharf is an historic building at Shad Thames on the south bank of the , just east of 's , now housing luxury flats and restaurants.

Quarter
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was a gate in the former defensive wall around the . The gate gave its name to High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.

Suburb
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is an area in the borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is in and part of the East End. is on the north bank of the , and was at one time a district with a strong maritime character.

St John’s Chapel

Latitude
51.50797° or 51° 30′ 29″ north
Longitude
-0.07596° or 0° 4′ 33″ west
Open location code
9C3XGW5F+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1002735350
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q2403338
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Portuguese—“St John’s Chapel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس يوحنا”
  • Chinese: “圣约翰礼拜堂”
  • Dutch: “St John’s Chapel”
  • 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”
  • Italian: “Cappella di San Giovanni”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Johannes‘ kapell”
  • Norwegian: “St. Johannes’ kapell”
  • Portuguese: “Capela de São João Evangelista”

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Highlights include Inmost Ward and Wardrobe Tower.

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