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St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church located in Bedford Street, Covent Garden, central London.It was designed by Inigo Jones as part of a commission for the 4th Earl of Bedford in 1631 to create "houses and buildings fit for the habitations of Gentlemen and men of ability". [1]
Inigo Jones (15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652) was an English architect who was the first significant [1] ... On Inigo Jones's use of 'Decorum' at St Paul's Cathedral".
While Isaac de Caux was the architect for the row houses on the north and east sides of the square, Inigo Jones designed St. Paul's Church on the square's west side. Moreover, Jones was then the King's Surveyor General, and must perforce have been involved in the overall design of the project. [3]
In this majestic edifice, the Palladian tradition of Inigo Jones is fused with contemporary baroque sensibility in masterly equilibrium. Less influential were straightforward attempts to graft the Berniniesque vision onto British church architecture (e.g., by Thomas Archer in St. John's, Smith Square, (1728) and St Paul's, Deptford.
The existence of the church came under threat while Inigo Jones was remodelling the cathedral in the 17th century. At first he thought that he could accommodate St Gregory's in his plans, writing in a report, dated 11 June 1631, that "the church is in no way hurtful to the foundations or walls of St. Paul's, nor will it take away the beauty of the aspect when it shall be repaired.
St Paul's, Covent Garden (1633) by Inigo Jones, the first Classical church in London. A painting of the Covent Garden piazza in 1737, showing Indigo Jones's colonnaded houses on the right. This was a highly influential piece of urban planning.
St Paul's Cathedral is built in a restrained Baroque style which represents Wren's rationalisation of the traditions of English medieval cathedrals with the inspiration of Palladio, the classical style of Inigo Jones, the baroque style of 17th century Rome, and the buildings by Mansart and others that he had seen in France.
Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford PC (1587 – 9 May 1641) was an English nobleman and politician.He built the square of Covent Garden, with the piazza and St Paul's Church, employing Inigo Jones as his architect. [1]