In four pages this paper discusses Christopher Wren's architectural design elements and influence in this consideration of the construction of St. Paul's Cathedral. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.
Name of Research Paper File: D0_MBpauls.rtf
Unformatted Sample Text from the Research Paper:
its influence spanning countless generations of parishioners and even those who have never set foot inside its halls. The last architect, enlisted to erect the building after the great fire
of London, was Christopher Wren, and it is to him that honor must in part be given for such an inspirational and influential work. Christopher Wren, as stated earlier, was
not the first architect, but hopefully, he is the last major architect to rebuild St. Pauls in London. In 1666 a small fire turned into a very large fire which
burned a great deal of London(Hart 1995). Called the Great Fire, it burned for nearly four days and destroyed a large part of London, including the old St. Pauls.
Christopher Wren, called an opportunist by some, and a visionary by others, did not waste time in handing his plans for revision to King Charles II. and the young architect
did not hesitate to sieze his chance. However, while King Charles loved the plan, the church did not. They stated that Wrens first plans were too modern. So, back to
the drawing board he went and the second design was a domed church laid out in the pattern of a Greek cross. They hated that, too. It was too Italian
(Hart 1995). It seems that both King Charles and Wren were frustrated with the church and when the final plans were drawn up for a very traditional, very English
style, the King gave Wren the ability to make changes as he saw fit in the construction. The church overlooked that clause, and liking the suggested design, agreed to the
commission. Wren hid most of the renovations from the clergy until he was further into the process and there was no turning back. For example, he made the dome