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[[Image:Stcolumbs.jpg|thumb|St Columbs Cathedral flying the Crimson Banner of the Apprentice Boys of Derry]]
The modern city preserves the 17th-century layout of four main streets radiating from the Diamond to four gateways - Bishop's Gate, Ferryquay Gate, Shipquay Gate and Butcher's Gate. Historic buildings within the walls include the 1633 Gothic cathedral of [[St Columb]]. In the porch is an inscription:
'If stones could speake then London's prayse should sound Who built this church and cittie from the grounde.'
At the time of the [[plantation of Ulster]], the City of London sent master-builders and money to rebuild the ruined medieval town hence the name Londonderry.
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