Sir Christopher Wren - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sir Christopher Wren write by Paul Rabbitts. This book was released on 2019-02-21. Sir Christopher Wren available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sir Christopher Wren (1632–1723) is now mostly remembered as a genius of architecture – but he was also an accomplished polymath, who only came to architecture quite late in life. Most famous as the mastermind behind the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral and more than fifty parish churches after the Great Fire of London, among his countless other projects Wren also designed the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, the Royal Naval Hospital at Greenwich, and much of Hampton Court Palace. Replete with colourful images of his buildings, this concise biography tells the story of a man whose creations are still popular tourist attractions to this day, but also casts light on Wren's credentials as an intellectual and a founding member of the Royal Society.
On a Grander Scale
On a Grander Scale - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook On a Grander Scale write by Lisa Jardine. This book was released on 2003. On a Grander Scale available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A biography of Sir Christopher Wren from one of Britain's best writers and historians
Sir Christopher Wren and His Times
Sir Christopher Wren and His Times - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sir Christopher Wren and His Times write by James Elmes. This book was released on 1852. Sir Christopher Wren and His Times available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Sir Christopher Wren: His Family and His Times
Sir Christopher Wren: His Family and His Times - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sir Christopher Wren: His Family and His Times write by Lucy Phillimore. This book was released on 1881. Sir Christopher Wren: His Family and His Times available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren
The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren write by Paul Jeffery. This book was released on 2007-06-15. The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Great Fire of 1666 devastated the centre of London, with a loss of old St Paul's and eighty-six parish churches. Sir Christopher Wren, working with Commissioners appointed by Parliament, was responsible for rebuilding the cathedral and fifty-one of the parish churches, although the immediate need to start rebuilding made his design for an overall replanning of the City impossible. The work was funded by a tax on coals brought into the City of London. Much has been written about Wren's rebuilding of St Paul's, while the other fifty-ne parish chirches he was appointed to reconstruct are generally overlooked. This is the first modern book to examine them as a whole. Paul Jeffery describes how and when the churches were built, exploring the respective contributions of Wren and of his two principal assistants, Robert Hooke and Nicholas Hawksmoor. The result of their work was a unique set of contemporary churches. While not all are of the standard of Wren's masterpieces, such as St Stephen Walbrook and St Bride's, none is without architectural merit and interest. The second part of the book is a gazetteer of all the churches, including those that no longer exist. The book is heavily illustrated and provides a visual strong record of all the churches. Since they were built the Wren churches have suffered steady losses. St Christopher-le-Stocks was demolished in 1782 to make way for the Bank of England. Others, such as St Dionis Backchurch and St Antholin Budge Row, were lost to Victorian parish rationalisation. Many were destroyed or badly damaged in the Second World War. Only twenty-three of the original fifty-one remain. These are now under threat again, with the Templeman Report's proposal that only four of the existing churches (none by Wren) should be retained as parish churches. They provide a test case of conservation, sitting as they do in the middle of the City of London. The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren presents a clear case both for their importance and for their preservation.
