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  2. Christopher Wren - Wikipedia

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    Sir Christopher Wren FRS (/ r ɛ n /; [2] 30 October 1632 [O.S. 20 October] – 8 March 1723 [O.S. 25 February]) [3] [4] was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist who was one of the most highly acclaimed architects in the history of England. [4]

  3. List of works by Christopher Wren - Wikipedia

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    Sir Christopher Wren was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist. [1] He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710.

  4. Sheldonian Theatre - Wikipedia

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    The Sheldonian Theatre, in the centre of Oxford, England, was built from 1664 to 1669 after a design by Christopher Wren for the University of Oxford. The building is named after Gilbert Sheldon, Warden of All Souls College and later chancellor of the University. Sheldon was the project's main financial backer.

  5. Old Royal Naval College - Wikipedia

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    Formerly the site of a royal palace, the old college was originally constructed to serve as the Royal Navy's Greenwich Hospital, designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712. [3] [4] The hospital closed in 1869 and so between 1873 and 1998 the buildings were used as a training establishment for the Royal Naval College ...

  6. Portrait of Sir Christopher Wren - Wikipedia

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    Portrait of Sir Christopher Wren is an oil on canvas portrait painting by the German-born British artist Godfrey Kneller of the English architect Christopher Wren, from 1711. [1] Wren, a polymath , is best known for his design of St Paul's Cathedral along with multiple other buildings in the English Baroque style.

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  8. St Paul's Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Wren had begun advising on the repair of the Old St Paul's in 1661, five years before the fire in 1666. [32] The proposed work included renovations to interior and exterior to complement the classical facade designed by Inigo Jones in 1630. [33] Wren planned to replace the dilapidated tower with a dome, using the existing structure as a scaffold.

  9. 21 Facts You Never Learned About Christopher Columbus

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    21 Facts You Never Learned About Christopher Columbus. Claire Nowak. September 29, 2020 at 10:00 AM. 1. We don’t know where Columbus was born.