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Wren's Floating Columns

Find the pillars that don't actually hold the building up.

• ⏱ 20 min
• 💷 £0
• 🥾 Medium

Christopher Wren helped design Windsor Guildhall — and local legend says the council doubted his upper-floor supports were strong enough, so he added extra columns to reassure them. Look closely: some don't quite touch the ceiling.

What you’ll do

1. 1Find the Guildhall
2. 2Look up at the columns
3. 3Prove it

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Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0