Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge – Gate of Honour
The College was founded in 1348 by Edmund Gonville who died shortly thereafter. His friend and executor of his will was the notable William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich and founder of Trinity Hall who further endowed the College. The College declined over the years and was founded for the second time by Dr John Caius, a notable medical practitioner who also reformed the teaching of medicine in the University. The original College buildings have been added to over the centuries. Its alumni include William Harvey, discoverer of blood circulation, Francis Crick, discoverer of the structure of DNA, Stephen Hawking, the economist Richard Stone, the broadcaster David Frost, the Indian industrialist Tata, 14 Nobel Laureates and numerous other notable figures in all walks of life. The view is from Caius Court towards the Gate of Honour, which leads out onto Senate House Passage; the Senate House can be seen in the background. The Gate of Honour was built between 1573 and 1575 and is the concept of Dr Caius himself. It is one of three gates: the students enter the College to take up their studies through the Gate of Humility, pass frequently through their time at the College through the Gate of Virtue, and go towards their degree-awarding ceremony through the Gate of Honour. The picture was drawn and engraved by J and H S Storer
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Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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