Born East Knoyle, Wiltshire, died London. Part of one of his churches, St Antholin, has ended up in an unexpected location.
Not just an architect. Wren produced some drawings of the anatomy of the brain for a book published by Thomas Willis in 1664. Using a method he devised himself he preserved and drew the specimens producing images that are described as the first modern images of brain anatomy.
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Sir Christopher Wren
Here lived Sir Christopher Wren during the building of St Pauls Cathedral. He...
This building, reputed to be from designs by Sir Christopher Wren, was erecte...
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Sir Christopher Wren
Made in 1633 during Charles I's reign, London’s oldest bronze statue was inte...
The bas relief by Cibber is worthy of close examination. It shows a woman on...
Designed by William Wardell, its foundation stone was laid by Cardinal Wisema...
