St Clement Danes stands on the Strand in London. A church on the site was reputedly founded in the 9th century. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt it between 1680 and 1682, and Edward Pierce worked with him on the ornate interior. James Gibbs added the steeple in 1719. The article gives conflicting accounts of whether the tower was rebuilt or reused.
The Baroque church is built of Portland stone with a Welsh slate floor. Galleries run on three sides, supported by square pillars that continue as Corinthian columns. The ceiling is barrel-vaulted, and there is an apse at the east end.
The Blitz gutted the interior in 1941. The RAF funded the restoration, and the church was reconsecrated in 1958 as the Central Church of the Royal Air Force. It is Grade I listed.
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