Christopher Wren, the son of the Dean of Windsor, and nephew of Dr. Mathew Wren, the Bishop of Norwich, was born in 1632. As his father was the king's chaplain, Christopher spent his early life in Windsor Castle. As a child he played with the king's son who later became Charles II. Christopher was an intelligent boy and did very well at school. He was particularly interested in mathematics and science, and by the age of …
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…be closed on the top with a large dome. (2) Daniel Defoe described St. Paul's Cathedral in a letter that he wrote in 1723. The cathedral of St. Paul's is exceedingly beautiful. The church of St. Peter's in Rome, which is believed to be the most magnificent in the world, only exceeds St. Paul's in the magnificence of its inside work; the painting, the altars, and the oratories, things, which, in a Protestant church are not allowed.