Inigo Jones

The architect is a servant of both art and utility.

The most perfect buildings are those that appear to have grown out of the earth.

I have sought to revive the ancient Roman spirit in modern English architecture.

The architect's greatest tool is his imagination.

To build is to create a world.

The architect must be a master of all trades, and a slave to none.

My work is my legacy.

The true beauty of a building is in its enduring quality.

I have always believed that architecture can elevate the human spirit.

The architect is a storyteller in stone and timber.

The ruins of Stonehenge stand as a solemn temple of the ancient Druids, built with rude stones in a circular form.

Architecture is the art which, above all others, perfects man's nature by the medium of sight.

In the proportions of buildings, as in the human body, harmony is achieved through symmetry and balance.

The Queen’s House at Greenwich shall be a palace of light and elegance, reflecting the grace of Italian masters.

Beauty in architecture arises not from ornament alone, but from the just proportion of parts.

England's buildings have been too long burdened by the Gothic gloom; let us embrace the classical light.

As I lay dying, I reflect that my designs for Whitehall will immortalize the Stuart reign.

To call Stonehenge a work of giants is mere fancy; it is the Druids' sacred circle.

Life is but a fleeting design; architecture endures as man's legacy to eternity.

The column is the backbone of the edifice, as steadfast as virtue in a noble soul.