Book description
London has a unique series of churches built after the Great Fire of
1666, when most of the City of London was destroyed. Among these iconic
churches are St Paul's, St Mary-le-Bow, St Bride's, St Clement Danes, St
Martin-in-the-Fields, St Mary-le-Strand, St George Bloomsbury and Christ
Church Spitalfields. They remain today as outstanding landmarks that
define their local cityscapes. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and his
followers - Hawksmoor, Gibbs, Archer and James - these beautiful
churches embody spiritual principles expressed through the conventions
of Classical architecture. Underlying their outward, visible forms is
sacred geometry, an ancient art that explores the invisible inner
structure of the Cosmos and gives expression to it in physical form. In
this book, Nigel Pennick explains the sacred geometry, spiritual symbols
and emblems that make these churches among the most notable buildings of
London.
