University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge, Research university in Cambridge, England.
Description
The University of Cambridge is a research university in Cambridge, England, made up of 31 colleges distributed throughout the city. Stone buildings from different centuries connect through courtyards, lawns, and the River Cam, which runs past several colleges and offers visitors the chance to try punting on its waters.
History
The institution formed in 1209 when scholars left Oxford and settled in Cambridge, receiving its first royal charter from King Henry III in 1231. During the Renaissance the university became a center for humanist learning, before shifting toward science in the 17th century through the work of Isaac Newton.
Culture
Students wear academic gowns to formal dinners held in college dining halls, a practice visitors can observe on most evenings. The library system opens its collections to researchers and the public, while college chapels host choir services that anyone may attend throughout the week.
Practical
Most colleges allow visitors to explore their courtyards and chapels during the day, though they often close during exam periods in May and June. Information about access to individual buildings and gardens is posted at entrance gates or available on each college's website.
Did you know?
Trinity College holds a library designed by Christopher Wren that houses original manuscripts by Isaac Newton and A. A. Milne. Visitors can walk through a small room containing the wooden statue of Lord Byron, removed from his own lodgings during his time as a student.
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King's College Chapel
232 m
The Backs
122 m
Wren Library
228 m
Old Schools
235 m
Nevile's Court, Trinity College, Cambridge
241 m
Clare College, Clare Bridge
70 m
Garret Hostel Bridge Between Clare Bridge And Trinity Bridge On The Cam
79 m
King's College, King's Bridge
185 m
Squire Law Library
233 m
Trinity Hall, Boundary Wall On Garret Hostel Lane
197 m
King's College, Gateway to Queen's Road
228 m
The Law School And University Offices
233 m
Gibbs Building
230 m
Trinity College, L Shaped Wall On River Front In South West Portion Of The Garden, Abutting On Garrett Hostel Lane
101 m
St Johns' College, Bridge Over Bin Brook Between Trinity And St John's Backs
244 m
Trinity College, Entrance Gates To The Fellows' Garden
231 m
Gonville And Caius College, Wall Of Master's Garden Fronting Trinity Hall Lane
226 m
Falling Warrior
218 m
Trinity College Bridge
147 m
Clare College, The Buildings Surrounding The Fore And Principal Courts
168 m
Clare College, Screen And Gates Fronting Queen's Road
137 m
Clare College Memorial Court
199 m
Clare College, Railings Gates And Brick Plinth Walls On Either Side Of The Causeway Between The College West Gate And The Bridge
97 m
Trinity College, Field Gates To Queen's Road
179 m
Trinity Hall, Gatehouse Building
126 m
Clare College, Gateway On West Side Of Clare Bridge With Flanking Railings And Gates To College Garden
59 m
Clare College, Gates And Railings To Trinity Hall Lane
194 m
Trinity Hall, Waterhouse Building
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