1632-1723

Wren the scientist. The greatest British architect of all time was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, in 1632, the son of the rector of Knoyle. 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.

It was not until 1663 that Wren tried his hand at architecture, and his first commission was literally the result of nepotism. His uncle, then Bishop of Ely, got him the job of designing Pembroke College Chapel at Cambridge University.

Next was the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, based on the classical design of the Roman Theatre of Marcellus..

This was the work

that made Wren's

reputation as an

architect

This was the work

that made Wren's

reputation as an

architect

The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the City of London from September 2 to September 5,1666, and resulted more or less in the destruction of the city. Before this fire, two early fires in London , in 1133/1135 and 1212, both of which destroyed a large part of the city, were known by the same name. Later, the Luftwaffe’s fire-raid on the City on 29th December 1940 became known as The Second Great of London

The fire of 1666 was one of the biggest calamities in the history of London. It destroyed:

The Royal Exchange St Paul’s Cathedral The Bridewell Palace The Guildhall 87 Paris churches

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 landmark.

Its impressive dome was inspired by St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, rising 108 metres, making it a

famous London landmark.

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.

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 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.

Flamsteed House, the original part of Flamsteed House, the original part of the Observatory, was designed by Sir the Observatory, was designed by Sir Christopher Wren Christopher Wren and was the first and was the first purpose-built scientific research facility purpose-built scientific research facility in Britain. in Britain.

It housed not only the scientific instruments to It housed not only the scientific instruments to be used by be used by John John FFlamsteedlamsteed in his work on in his work on stellar tables, but over time also added a stellar tables, but over time also added a number of additional duties such as the number of additional duties such as the keeping of time and later Her Majesty's keeping of time and later Her Majesty's

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It housed not only the scientific instruments to It housed not only the scientific instruments to be used by be used by John John FFlamsteedlamsteed in his work on in his work on stellar tables, but over time also added a stellar tables, but over time also added a number of additional duties such as the number of additional duties such as the keeping of time and later Her Majesty's keeping of time and later Her Majesty's

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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 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.

On the top of the building is a weather vane with the number 1693, the year the college was founded. Posted on the building is the college's honor code, attributed to Thomas Jefferson, who at one point in time, attended college in the Wren Building himself. The Wren Building was the first major building

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.

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

Изготвили:

1. Натали Барарева

2. Джена Митева

Изготвили:

1. Натали Барарева

2. Джена Митева