THREE centuries have passed since the polymath Sir Christopher Wren predicted that “a time will come when men will stretch out their eyes—they should see planets like our Earth.”

在3个世纪前，博学多才的克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士曾预言道：“当人类发现类地球行星时，人类开阔眼界的时候就来临了。”

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The current Cathedral was designed by the court architect Sir Christopher Wren and built between 1675 and 1710 after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London.

目前的大教堂是由法院建筑师克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士设计，并于1675年到1710年建造的，其前身伦敦在大火中被毁。

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As with Sir Christopher Wren at st Paul's Cathedral, Utzon was humiliated and removed from overseeing the final stages of his masterwork.

和设计圣保罗大教堂的克里斯多夫一样，乌特松蒙受了被迫辞职的羞辱，未能监督其杰作的后期工程。

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In the words of the great architect Sir Christopher Wren, "architecture aims at eternity".

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Portland stone, mined in the south western county of Dorset, was used by Sir Christopher Wren to rebuild St Paul's Cathedral between 1675 and 1710.

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Opponents of modern architecture may scoff that Sir Christopher Wren and Filippo Brunelleschi tended to make buildings that lasted a little longer than 60 years.

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