Royal Naval Hospital Construction
Christopher Wren laid out the Greenwich Hospital complex, whose riverfront composition became an outstanding example of English Baroque architecture.
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Christopher Wren Biography and Timeline
Follow Christopher Wren through 12 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Christopher Wren, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1696–2010Years on this page
1696
1697
St Pauls
St Pauls opens for worship
1708
Wren Advances Saint Paul Dome Work
The cathedral's great dome approached completion as the long rebuilding project entered its final years.
1710
St Pauls
Completion of St Pauls Cathedral
1711
Wren Oversees Cathedral Finishing Work
Wren remained responsible for the continuing architectural completion of St Paul's Cathedral after its principal structure was finished.
1712
Wren Faces Architectural Criticism
Wren faced criticism of his public buildings and royal works as new architectural preferences gained influence.
1718
Wren Removed As Surveyor General
Wren lost the office of Surveyor of the King's Works after decades directing royal construction.
1723
Wren Dies At Hampton Court
Christopher Wren died in February 1723 after a career combining mathematics astronomy and architecture.
Wren Buried In Saint Paul Cathedral
Wren was buried inside St Paul's, the cathedral designed and rebuilt under his direction.
1779
Hospital Chapel Fire Legacy
The Greenwich Hospital chapel was damaged by fire decades after Wren's original hospital planning, leading to a major rebuilding of its interior.
1998
Old Royal Naval College Stewardship
The Greenwich Foundation assumed responsibility for conserving and interpreting the Old Royal Naval College, including Wren's historic riverside buildings.
2010
Discover Greenwich Visitor Centre Opens
A visitor centre opened to explain Maritime Greenwich's World Heritage significance, including Christopher Wren's Old Royal Naval College.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.