"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

20 October 2017

Happy birthday, Wren.

Wren, Dome, St. Paul's Cathedral, London, 1697



Sir Christopher Wren was born on this day in 1632.

Architecture has its political Use; publick Buildings being the Ornament of a Country; it establishes a Nation, draws People and Commerce; makes the People love their native Country, which Passion is the Original of all great Actions in a Common-wealth. Architecture aims at Eternity.

Sir Christopher Wren

Professor Simon Thurley presents Sir Christopher Wren: Buildings, Place and Genius ...

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