> Saw this really cool piece on St Pauls Cathedral last evening .....
>
> Wren certainly had a NON Gothic vision and did his best to not compromise
> that idea.
>
> I was also fascinated at some of the engineering difficulties that Wren
> (flyling buttress) and Hooke (dome and arch reinforcement) were able to
> overcome.
>
> Has anyone been to St Pauls? ..... impressive!
Not been inside, but it certainly looks impressive. He also did the chapel
at my university college, which is cool :-)
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