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[00:00.00] [00:00.74]Architect Christopher Wren proposed
建筑家克里斯托弗·沃伦提议 [00:03.36]a London to rival the glories of ancient Rome triumphal avenues and great piazzas.
伦敦应当重塑古罗马时期的辉煌建筑，如宏伟的大道和广场 [00:10.63]At its heart - the new Cathedral of St Paul's. Wren would create the first dome to be seen in London .
而城市的中心新圣保罗大教堂，将会成为沃伦在伦敦的第一个圆顶建筑 [00:23.79]It would be a new age of classicism of harmony and proportion
这将开启古典主义的新纪元，.强调和谐与均衡。 [00:30.02]banishing forever the chaos of the old Gothic city.
一改以往老派哥特式建筑的杂乱无章 [00:37.77]St Paul's would be the symbol of a London reborn, a great phoenix risen from the flames.
圣保罗大教堂如烈焰中的凤凰涅槃，将会成为新生伦敦的标志 [01:30.48]Had Wren's plans for the whole city been realised, the look of London would be very different.
如果沃伦对伦敦的设想图真的实现，伦敦的全景将会大不一样。 [01:47.64]Wren's London would have been a noble city.
沃伦的伦敦是一个无上高贵的城市 [01:51.17]But it was not to be.
但是这不可能实现 [01:55.80]The forces of conservatism were too strong.
保守派的力量太过强大 [01:59.48]And so the streets of the city remain narrow and winding.
所以城市的街道依然那么蜿蜒逼仄 [02:04.64]And this is the result.
你所看到的就是这幅景象