The document discusses Christopher Wren's career as an architect and scientist in 17th century Britain. It describes that Wren started as a scientist focusing on astronomy, physics, and anatomy. After the Great Fire of London in 1666, Wren was tasked with rebuilding St. Paul's Cathedral, taking 35 years to complete. Some of Wren's other notable works discussed include the Sheldonian Theatre at Oxford, Pembroke College Chapel at Cambridge, rebuilding many churches in London after the fire, and designing the Royal Observatory and the Monument to the Great Fire of London.

1. 1632-1723

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Next was the This was
Sheldonian the work
Theatre in that made
Oxford, based on Wren's
the classical reputation
design of the as an
Roman Theatre architect
of Marcellus..

6. 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

7. 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

9. 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.

10. 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.

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

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Flamsteed House, thehoused not only the scientific instruments to
It original part of
the Observatory, was be used by John Flamsteed in his work on
designed by Sir
Christopher Wren and stellar tables, but over time also added a
was the first
purpose-built scientific researchof additional duties such as the
number facility
in Britain. keeping of time and later Her Majesty's
Nautical Almanac Office

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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.

18. 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.

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

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