Living On This Day
317 years after the rebirth of London architectural legacy
Completed on October 26, 1708, St Paul’s Cathedral stands as one of London’s most enduring symbols of architectural genius. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London destroyed the old cathedral in 1666, this masterpiece of English Baroque architecture took 35 years to complete. In a fitting and emotional moment, it was Wren’s own son who laid the final brick, marking the culmination of a vision that would define London’s skyline for centuries.
October 26, 2025
