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4 days ago · St. Paul's Cathedral, London, from the southeast. Designed and built (1675–1710) under the supervision of Sir Christopher Wren, it combines Neoclassical, Gothic, and Baroque elements.
2 days ago · Sir Christopher Wren's design masterfully blends classical elements with innovative engineering, resulting in a structure of unparalleled elegance and harmony. At its heart stands the magnificent dome, inspired by the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, soaring to a height of 365 feet (111 meters) and crowned by a lantern and cross.
Jun 12, 2024 · Sir Christopher Wren, it is to be observed, had also been specially employed at an earlier date (1668), in the erection of the old Customs House, which was destroyed by fire in 1719, and with the building of which the Trinity Corporation was no doubt associated.
Jun 29, 2024 · The architectural design of the Royal Hospital is one of the most interesting and also one of the most successful works of Sir Christopher Wren. The opportunity was a great one; the site lent itself to a noble and generous extent of building, and in John Evelyn and Sir Stephen Fox the gifted architect possessed ideal collaborators and advisers.
Jun 15, 2024 · Sir Christopher Wren was commissioned by William III to oversee its enlargement from 1689, and thereafter it became a principal royal residence. The Orangery House in the gardens was built for Queen Anne in 1704, and George I directed William Benson to replace Wren in making improvements to the palace itself.
Jun 26, 2024 · Join Open City for a walking tour marking over 300 years since the death of the architect, scientist and polymath Christopher Wren — a man with an extraordinary and unique architectural legacy in the urban landscape of London.
Jun 29, 2024 · The Royal Society originated on November 28, 1660, when 12 men met after a lecture at Gresham College, London, by Christopher Wren (then professor of astronomy at the college) and resolved to set up “a Colledge for the promoting of Physico-Mathematicall Experimentall Learning.”
