... widened or straighted, houses were built of stone and many houses, when rebuilt were made an average of 30% bigger. Style was also something the top architects of the time embraced, often copying French and Dutch designs, as these were seen as stylish at the time. The rebulding of houses after the fire also changed the areas of London that were seen as stylish, as before the fire poorer communities of London were loctaed in areas such as Holburn, while aristocracy resided in Westminister, near the government. After the fire, the richer communities moved to areas such as the West End. This helped the poor too, as many moved into the former houses of the rich. As for public buildings such as churches and the iconic St Paul's Cathedral, they were left to the architectural genuis of the time; Christopher Wren. Wren's works included rebuilding 51 churches and St Paul's ...

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