The Anglican Church of St Martin in the fields located in the North-East corner of Trafalgar square and is undoubtedly the decoration of the main square of the capital. Beautiful and impressive from the outside, it is very interesting inside.

Burial at this place appeared about 410 years, when the Romans left Britain. The first written reference to the Church dates back to 1222. In 1542 Henry VIII had built here a temple instead of the old, small. Locals who didn't fit, went to another parish through the Royal Palace of Whitehall, and Henry was afraid they'd bring back the plague. When James I (1606), the temple was expanded, but by 1720, the structure fell into disrepair, and the Parliament adopted the law on construction of the new Church.

The project was designed by architect James Gibbs – it was one of the most significant of his works, in which there is a clear influence of such artists as Christopher Wren. However, individual style Gibbs was shown by the fact that the bell here is not highlighted, like the Wren, in a separate building, and is integral with the building. Contemporaries harshly criticized the Church of St. Martin in the fields. However, over time she became a model for many Anglican churches around the world – in USA, Canada, India.

In plan the Church is rectangular, with a portico, decorated with six Corinthian columns. On the tympanum of the portico depicts the coat of arms of king George I, who was a churchwarden here. Inside along the main nave are arcades with galleries located on the second level. Pews, galleries, walls made of wood. Window in the chancel with a cross formed of plastic lines of cover, is a creation of Iranian artist Shiraz Houshiary.

Buried in the Church very famous people: famous furniture maker Thomas Chippendale (his workshop was near), the great chemist and physicist Robert Boyle, botanist John Parkinson, a mistress of king Charles II and one of the first British Actresses Nell Gwyn.

Located in a prominent place, the Church is one of the most famous Anglican cathedrals in Britain. Its patron Saint from the thirteenth century St Martin of tours, Bishop of tours in the Western Roman Empire (now in France), famous for his mercy. The Church today and help the homeless and needy, this work began in the early XX century the vicar of dick Sheppard, established co-operation with bi-Bi-si. Since then, every week the radio goes charity program, profits from which go to help the homeless.

To the left of the Church you can see the small glass building – the entrance to the crypt of the Church, where, under a powerful brick vaults cafe. Know about its existence is helpful: the cafe is a stone's throw from Trafalgar square, the food here is excellent, and the prices do not bite: still the Church.