\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph11340 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 On show in the crypt of \ATXnt901 St PaulÆs\ATXnt0 is the Great Model,
showing \ATXnt902 Christopher WrenÆs\ATXnt0 original design for the \ATXnt903 new Cathedral\ATXnt0 . It was carved in 1672, but was rejected by the conservative cathedral authorities as being too revolutionary. A comparison of the original plan with the
existing edifice shows how the architect had to bow to current tastes yet nevertheless managed to preserve the grandeur of his initial concept.\par