Projections to light up cathedral

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The project, entitled The Question Mark Inside, was created by public artist Martin Firrell.

The Dean and Chapter of the cathedral commissioned the work to mark the 300th anniversary of the topping out of Christopher Wren's iconic building.

Mr Firrell said the text came from three sources.

"I set up a blog so the public could contribute any ideas they had. The question we put was what makes life meaningful and purposeful," he said.

"The second thing was I interviewed the philosopher AC Grayling, the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, and I also spoke to novelist Howard Jacobson.

"I also included my own opinion about what I was being told and incorporated that."

The text will be projected in English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Latin, French, Portuguese and Arabic.

The projections will appear for eight nights on the dome, the West Front at Ludgate Hill and on to the Whispering Gallery inside the cathedral. They begin after the Lord Mayor's Show firework display, the largest in the country.

Three tonnes of fireworks will be set off in a 20-minute display. Spectators are advised to watch from the South Bank or Victoria Embankment for the best views.