Christopher Wren
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Christopher Wren had a long and illustrious career and is recognized for helping rebuild the city of London. He is highly regarded as one of the greatest and most influential architects in history. Fuelled with an abundance of inspiration and enthusiasm, explore how he prepared plans to reconstruct London after the Great Fire in 1666. As you stand on the streets of London, his legacy is on display all around, in the form of amazing structures and buildings that have stood the test of time, the most notable being St Paul’s Cathedral.
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