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By Laura Porter, About.com

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St. Martin-in-the-Fields - Trafalgar Square

St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square

St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square

© Laura Porter (2006) licensed to About.com, Inc.

James Gibb's church, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, is in the northeastern corner of Trafalgar Square. There has been a church on this sight since the 13th century; the present building was completed in 1726. Its magnificent Corinthian portico has been much copied in the US where it became a model for the Colonial style of church building.

St. Martin-in-the-Fields is the official parish church for Buckingham Palace. Inside, there is a royal box on the left of the alter and one for the admiralty on the right.

There is a shelter for the homeless and a very good cafe in the crypt.

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