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1.ThemasterpieceofSirChristopherWren,amarriageofengineeringandreligionlikenoother,whichepitomisestheageinwhichitwasbuilt.Atimethatmanyhavecalled2.theAgeofEnlightenment.3.IfonestructurecapturesthespiritofLondon,thisisit.4.Beautifullycraftedanddesigned,it'ssimplystunninginitsgrandeur.5.ThebrightwhitestoneofStPaul'sradiatesacrosstheLondonskyline.ButgettingittothecapitalwasalogisticalchallengeforWrenandhismasons.6.Gettingtoseethesheersizeoftheinteriorfromherebringshomeitssheeraudacity.Hebuiltitbecausethisseconddome,thebrickwitch'shat,sailsatsuchasteeppitchthat,ifyoulookedatitfromthecathedralfloor,itwouldbetoomuchinperspective.Itwouldberecedingtoofast.7.It'sbeingabletoseethevaultsatthesametimeandthedome.Youseemtobeincloseproximitytoeverything.8.HewasreallythepersonwhobroughtintheGeorgianageandEnglandwouldneverlookthesameagain.9.YouseeVictorianmosaicworkinthespandrels,betweenthearches.Quitepainterlyinstyle.Andthebitsofgoldwork,angledsothattheycatchthelight.10.Butitdoesgiveyouthatsenseofother-worldliness.Ifyou'rebuildingaplacethatcultivatesasenseofheavenandtheworldbeyond,justthatlittleglimpsedoesthat.Iwonderifthat'saccidentordesign.1,iconic[ai'kɔnik]adj.[计]图标的，形象的iconic:图标的|形象的|肖象的iconicPirate:海盗系列iconicproject:代表性的工程2,landmarksn.地标，陆标；标志（landmark复数形式）Landmarks:地标|标志|陆标IdentifyingLandmarks:辨识地标BerlinLandmarks:柏林地标3,epitomise[i'pitəmaiz]vt.象征；体现；代表（等于epitomize）4,AgeofEnlightenment启蒙时代；启蒙时期AgeofEnlightenment:启蒙时代|启蒙运动|启蒙时期TheAgeofEnlightenment:启蒙时代|世纪哲学家anageofenlightenment:启蒙的时代5,grandeur['ɡrændʒə]n.壮丽；庄严；宏伟Grandeur:壮士|庄严|高贵GrandeurTerrace:俊宏轩RisGrandeur:瑞丽园|瑞俪园6,unprecedented[,ʌn'presidəntid]adj.空前的；无前例的unprecedented:史无前例的|空前的|前所未有的unprecedentedsales:空前销售|空前*非法信息过滤unprecedentedunprecedented:空前的7,abseilingv.绕绳下降（abseil的ing形式）n.游绳下降；速滑降；沿绳下降法Abseiling:游绳下降|沿绳下降法|缘绳下降AbseilingTechnical:垂降技术RecreationalAbseiling:康乐缘绳下降8,riggersn.索具装配员；（建造房屋时用来保护路人的）索架；暗中操纵者（rigger的复数）riggers:索具装配员|吊杆操作者ParkdirektorRiggers:御用马车RiggersStore:索具店9,vertical['və:tikəl]adj.垂直的，直立的；头顶的，顶点的n.垂直线，垂直面Vertical:垂直|垂直的|垂直的，纵向的verticalintegration:垂直/纵向一体化|纵向合并|垂直整合verticalrod:标志杆|竖立杆|标志杆：10,facade[fə'sɑ:d]n.正面；表面；外观facade:侧面|正面|外观模式blankfacade:密封外墙|密封外墙环境保护SingletonFacade:单例外观11,trickery['trikəri]n.欺骗；诡计；奸计trickery:欺骗，欺诈，哄骗|欺骗|奸计FaerieTrickery:仙灵诡计politicaltrickery:权术12,devastation[,devə'steiʃən]n.毁坏，荒废Devastation:破坏战士|破坏|毁坏DevastationVermin:毁灭昆虫generaldevastation:全面毁坏13,resurrection[,rezə'rekʃən]n.复活；恢复；复兴Resurrection:转世重生|复活,复兴|复活trueresurrection:完全复生术|复活术|重生术NinjaResurrection:魔界转生OVA14,mathematician[,mæθəmə'tiʃən]n.数学家Mathematician:数学家!|数学家:MathematicianProfiles:数学家小传mathematician::数学家15,drawon利用；吸收；戴上；临近drawon:依照|依据|吸收drawupon:引用|凭借|动用draw(on):向。。。。开汇票16,illusionist[i'lju:ʒənist]n.魔术师；爱幻想的人；[哲]幻觉论者；[画]幻觉派的艺术家Illusionist:幻术师|幻影师|魔术师TheIllusionist:魔术师|魔幻至尊|幻想者MoonbowIllusion...