Christopher Wren — English Architect born on October 20, 1632, died on February 25, 1723

Sir Christopher Michael Wren /ˈrɛn/PRS is 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 his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710... (wikipedia)

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