King’s College Chapel, Public Library and Senate House
King’s College Chapel is the chapel of King’s College, and undoubtedly is the most magnificent building in Cambridge. It is the iconic image of the City and the University, and its choral services at Christmas are broadcast all over the world. Although work was begun on the Chapel when the College was founded by Henry VI, it was to be nearly a hundred years later in the reign of Henry VIII that the chapel could be completed. The Public Library is the original library of the University and contained many rare and valuable manuscripts and books now transferred to the new University library in 1935. The building is the East Range of a block of four ranges round a court, dating from the 14th century; the East Range was rebuilt in the middle of the 18th century to designs by Stephen Wright. The building is now used for other University purposes, being part of the Old Schools where the central administration is accommodated. The Senate House is the principal University building in the centre of Cambridge. It was built from 1722 to 1730 in Portland stone to a design by the architect James Gibbs. It is used mainly for the conferment of degrees, for some ceremonial occasions, for the annual address by the Vice-Chancellor and for occasional concerts and lectures by prominent visitors to the University. Examination (tripos) results are posted on its walls in June each year. The picture was drawn by R B Harraden Jnr and etched by Elizabeth Byrne
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Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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