sir christopher wren and works

.•Sir christopher wren was born in
Wiltshire England in 1632.
•He attended Wadham College, in
Oxford, starting in 1649.
•He was made the Gresham Professor
of Astronomy in 1657.
•He became an architect around 1661.
•He died London, England, in 1723.
Sir Christopher Wren
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Sir christopher wren is the
greatest British architect of all
time was born in East Knoyle,
Wiltshire, in 1632, the son of the
rector of Knoyle.Sir christopher
Wren attended Westminster
School and Wadham College,
Oxford, where he graduated with
a masters degree in 1651.

At this stage Wren was a pure
scientist focusing on astronomy,
physics, and anatomy. He
experimented with submarine design,
road paving, and design of
telescopes. At the tender age of 25 he
was offered the Chair of Astronomy at
Gresham College, London. In 1660
Wren was one of the founding
members of the Society of
Experimental Philosophy. In 1662,
under the patronage of Charles II, this
body became known as the Royal
Society. Wren died in 1723.

Building Year of built
The Monument to The
Great Fire of London
Between 1671 and 1677
Trinity College After The Great Fire of
London
Wren Building 1700
Wren Library 1695
St. Paul’s Cathedral 1708
Royal Observatory 1675
BUILDINGSBUILDINGS

•On 2nd September, 1666, the Great Fire
of London destroyed a large area of the
city including St. Paul's Cathedral. Sir
Christopher Wren was given the task of
designing and rebuilding St. Paul's - a
task that was to take him thirty-five years
to complete. The most dramatic aspect of
St. Paul's was its great dome. It was the
second largest dome ever built
•The cathedral is built of Portland stone
in a late Renaissance to Baroque style.
•Its impressive dome was inspired by St
Peter’s Basilica in Rome, rising 108
metres, making it a famous London
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Wren LibraryWren Library
The Wren Library is the library of Trinity College in
Cambridge. It was designed by Christopher Wren in 1676
and completed in 1695. It is credited as being one of the
first libraries to be built with large windows to give
comfortable light levels to aid readers
The library is a single large room built over an open
colonnade on the ground floor of Nevile's Court. The floor of
the library proper within the upper storey lies several feet
below the external division between the two storeys,
reconciling the demands of use with the harmony of
architectural proportion. This device prefigures the inner,
middle and outer domes at St Paul's Cathedral

Trinity's buildings also have many
notable features. On the top of the
West Tower sit four female statues,
which represent Astronomy,
Geometry, Medicine, and Theology.

Flamsteed House, the original part of theFlamsteed House, the original part of the
Observatory, was designed by SirObservatory, was designed by Sir ChristopherChristopher
WrenWren and was the first purpose-built scientificand was the first purpose-built scientific
research facility in Britain.research facility in Britain.

Wren BuildingWren Building
(College of William and Mary)(College of William and Mary)
The Wren Building is a highly notable
building on the campus of the College
of William and Mary in
Williamsburg,Virginia. Construction
began August 8, 1695 and was
completed in 1700.
The Wren Building is the oldest
continually used academic building in the
U.S. According to tradition, the building
was designed by famous British architect
Christopher Wren. The building is
constructed out of red brick and contains
classrooms, offices, and a chapel.

The Monument to The Great Fire ofThe Monument to The Great Fire of
LondonLondon
The Monument to The Great Fire of London, more commonly
known as The Monument is a 61-metre (202-foot) tall stone
Roman doric column in the City of London, near to the northern
end of London Bridge.
It is located at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street
Hill, 61 metres from where the Great Fire of London started in
1666.

• It consists of a large fluted Doric column built of Portland
stone topped with a gilded urn of fire, and was designed by
Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke. The west side of the base
of the Monument displays an emblematical sculpture; with King
Charles II, and his brother, James, the Duke of York
surrounded by Liberty, Architecture, and Science, giving
directions for its restoration.
•Its 61-metre height marks the monument's distance to the site
of Thomas Farynor, the king's baker's shop in Pudding lane,
where the fire began. At the time of construction (between 1671
and 1677) it was the tallest freestanding stone column in the
world.

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