Christopher Wren Architect, English Building, London Churches, Photos

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St Paul's Cathedral, central / east London
1675-1710
St Paul's Cathedral
photo © adrian welch
Christopher Wren : St Pauls Cathedral
Contains famous Whispering Gallery under the dome
Stone Gallery - panoramic view over London
Golden Gallery accessed via stairs between inner & outer domes

Chrisopher Wren buildings:

St Bride's Church, City of London
1672; spire 1701-03

photo © Nick Weall
St Bride's Church

St Mary-le-Bow, City of London
1670-80/83
St Mary-le-Bow
photograph © adrian welch
Christopher Wren : London church

Emmanuel College - Chapel, Cambridge, England
1668-74
Emmanuel College Chapel Emmanuel College Building
building images © adrian welch
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.

St Stephen Walbrook, City of London
1672-80/87
St Stephen Walbrook
photo © adrian welch
London church

St Clement Danes, The Strand, London
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St Clement Danes
photograph © adrian welch
London churches

Principal Christopher Wren buildings:

St Paul's Cathedral, central / east London
1710

Hampton Court Orangery
, west London
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Christopher Wren Hampton Court Palace

Kensington Palace, west London
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Christopher Wren Kensington Palace

Royal Hospital Chelsea, west London
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Royal Hospital Chelsea Building

The Monument, City of London, England
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Christopher Wren / Robert Hooke
The Monument London
photograph © adrian welch
Christopher Wren : Monument to the Great Fire of London



The Monument London
The Monument
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

St Pauls Cathedral
scanned photo, 1997 © isabelle lomholt



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