Sir Christopher Wren was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist born in 1632 in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England. He is known for designing over 50 churches in London, most notably St. Paul's Cathedral, as well as many secular buildings after the Great Fire of London in 1666. Some of his notable works include the Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford, the chapel at Pembroke College in Cambridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Royal Naval College, Trinity College Library, Hampton Court Palace, and the Wren Building at the College of William & Mary. He was a founding member of the Royal Society and died in 1723 at the age of 91 in London.

1. B Y A R M A S H U L A K S E N I I A
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CHRISTOPHER WREN

2. Born 20 October 1632
East Knoyle,
Wiltshire, England
Died 25 February 1723
(aged 91)
London, Kingdom of
Great Britain
Residence England
Nationality English (later British)
Fields Architecture, physics
, astronomy, and
mathematics
Known for Designer of
54 churches
including St Paul's
Cathedral, as well as
many secular
buildings of note in
London after
the Great Fire
Sir Christopher
Michael Wren

3. BIOGRAPHY
East Knoyle, where Wren
was born
Wadham College, Oxford,
where Wren was a
student in 1650–51
Westminster School, where
Wren studied
Sir Christopher
Wren’s house

4. ROYAL SOCIETY

5. FIRST WORKS IN ARCHITECTURE
Sheldonian Theatre
(Oxford, England)
The chapel at Pembroke
College, Cambridge

6. ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

7. ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE

8. TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY

9. HAMPTON COURT PALACE

10. THE WREN BUILDING

11. WREN’S GRAVE
“If you seek his memorial, look about you”