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==Achievement and legacy== [[File:Wren_Library,_Trinity_College_(cropped).jpg|thumb|The [[Wren Library]] at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], is one of a number of the architect's commissions that now bear his name]] Christopher Wren appeared on the reverse of the first British [[Banknotes of the pound sterling|Β£50 banknote]] (Series D) issued in modern times. The notes were printed between 1981 and 1994, and were in circulation until 1996.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dutton|first=Roy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KEJeCQAAQBAJ|title=Financial Meltdown|date=2009|publisher=Infodial|isbn=978-0-9556554-3-2|pages=233|language=en}}</ref> {{Multiple image | image1 = Old Royal Naval College 2017-08-06 cropped.jpg | image2 = HE1290044 Royal Naval College North East Building Queen Anne's Quarter.jpg | image3 = | total_width = 230 | footer = [[Greenwich Hospital, London|Greenwich Hospital]], designed largely by Wren, is a designated [[World Heritage Site]] | footer_align = center | header = | header_align = center | direction = vertical }} In 1997, UNESCO inscribed Wren's [[Greenwich Hospital, London|Greenwich Hospital]] on the [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage]] list, citing the complex's "outstanding architectural and artistic achievements".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maritime Greenwich|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/795/|access-date=10 July 2021|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en}}</ref>
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