Christopher Wren Architect, English Building, London Churches, Photos

Historic Architecture in England, UK

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Sir Christopher Wren



Key Building:

St Paul's Cathedral
central / east London
1675-1710
Contains famous Whispering Gallery under the dome
Stone Gallery - panoramic view over London
Golden Gallery accessed via stairs between inner & outer domes


Photo © adrian welch
Christopher Wren : St Pauls Cathedral


Chrisopher Wren buildings:

St Mary-le-Bow, City of London
1670-80/83

Photograph © adrian welch
Christopher Wren : London church

Emmanuel College - Chapel, Cambridge, England
1668-74

building image © adrian welch

Pembroke College - Chapel, Cambridge
1665

St Stephen Walbrook, City of London
1672-80/87

Photo © adrian welch
London church

St Clement Danes, The Strand, London
-

Photo © adrian welch
London churches

Emmanuel College - Chapel, Cambridge
1668-74
Christopher Wren, Architect

building image © adrian welch 1989
Christopher Wren - English Collegiate building:

Sir Christopher Wren also designed the Chapel at Pembroke College in a similar style with portico and lantern, but here the building is set at the back of a captivating courtyard.

Pembroke College - Chapel, Cambridge
1665
Beautiful asymmetric set of courtyards with subtle level changes complete with New Chapel by Christopher Wren. The stone baroque building is located with its west facade onto Trumpington Street at the south side of Old Court, adjacent to the Porter's Lodge.



Principal Christopher Wren buildings:

St Paul's Cathedral
central / east London
1710

Hampton Court Orangery
west London
-
Christopher Wren Hampton Court Palace

Kensington Palace
west London
-
Christopher Wren Kensington Palace

Royal Hospital Chelsea, west London
-

St Bride's Church

Fleet Street, City of London
1672; spire 1701-03

The Monument, City of London, England
-
Christopher Wren / Robert Hooke

Photograph © adrian welch
Monument to the Great Fire of London
Christopher Wren : The Monument



The Monument London

Image © adrian welch

Christopher Wren buildings:

St Clement, Eastcheap
Clement's Lane, City of London

St Dunstan-in-the-East

St Edmund the King and Martyr
now London Centre for Spirituality

St James Garlickhythe

St James's Church, Piccadilly

St Martin, Ludgate

St Mary Abchurch

St Mary Aldermanbury

St Mary Aldermary

St Mary-le-Bow

St Paul's Cathedral

St Stephen Walbrook

St Vedast Foster Lane

St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe

St George Botolph Lane

St Mary Somerset

St Michael Paternoster Royal

St Michael Queenhithe

St Nicholas Cole Abbey

St Olave Old Jewry

St Stephen Coleman Street


scanned photo, 1997 © isabelle lomholt

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