Christopher Wren Quotes

United Kingdom, Astronomer
October 30, 1632 – March, 8, 1723.

Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS (/rɛn/; 30 October 1632 [O.S. 20 October] – 8 March 1723 [O.S. 25 February]) was an English anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist, as well as one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710.

Also known as Mathematician, Physician

A time will come when men will stretch out their eyes. They should see planets like our Earth.

Christopher Wren
- Time
- Men
- Earth
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.

Christopher Wren
- People
- Great
- Country

IF you want to see my monument, look around you!

Christopher Wren
- Monument
Architecture aims at Eternity.

Christopher Wren
- Architecture
The secret of architectural excellence is to translate the proportions of a dachshund into bricks, mortar and marble.

Christopher Wren
- Secret
- Excellence
- Marble
Mathematical demonstrations being built upon the impregnable Foundations of Geometry and Arithmetick are the only truths that can sink into the Mind of Man, void of all Uncertainty; and all other Discourses participate more or less of Truth according as their Subjects are more or less capable of Mathematical Demonstration.

Christopher Wren
- Mind
- Truth
- Mathematical
He was of opinion that what we now vulgarly call the Gothick, ought properly and truly be named Saracenick Architecture refined by the Christians.

Christopher Wren
Variety of uniformities makes complete beauty.

Christopher Wren
- Beauty
- Uninformities

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Christopher Wren
- Friend
- Author
- Choose
In things to be seen at once, much variety makes confusion, another vice of beauty. In things that are not seen at once, and have no respect one to another, great variety is commendable, provided this variety transgress not the rules of optics and geometry.

Christopher Wren
- Great
- Respect
We (the administration) feel both contracts are agreeable as to what the city and the township are looking for.

Christopher Wren