The Architect Who Was There From the Beginning

When Christopher Wren stood in the charred ruins of old St. Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of London in 1666, he already carried the finished vision in his mind. For thirty-five years, from the first foundation stone laid in 1675 to the final stone set in 1710, Wren was present. He walked the scaffolding. He revised the drawings. He argued with parliament and persuaded kings.…