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This is probably the most famous, most visited of all the colleges at Cambridge University. The chapel is the most recognizable building, which many people readily identify with this old university town.
Founded by King Henry VI in 1441, King's College has had several major periods of construction. During its long, storied history, the College has had numerous distinguished graduates, including Alan Turing (who played a key role in developing the electronic computer), writer E.M. Forster, and economist John Maynard Keynes. Leave a Comment Phone: 44 1223 331100 for the CollegeDirections: In the town center.Website: http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/ Other Contact: 44-0-1223 331155 for the Chapel
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 King's College by ChrisAlexander
If you're like me and not brainy enough to enter the college academically then you can always take a guided tour or stroll around the grounds (after paying the entrance fee). Leave a Comment
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Impressive array of buildings and long respected intellectual lineage. This is NOT the way I remember university! Leave a Comment
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 King's College by barryg23
Of all the Colleges I visited on my trip to Cambridge, King's was the only one which i had to pay full fare into. In Trinity & St. John's i walked and talked my way in for free respectively, while the nice lady at the lodge in Queens' let me in for 50p. Unless you're prepared to swim across the Cam or climb the gates of King's you'll have to pay 2.50 (student rate) to see King's. And I guess it was worth it... Leave a Comment Other Contact: See my
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I recently went to Cambridge on a day trip from London. It was very easy to get to, trains direct from St Pancras station, and took about an hour. There is a bit of a walk from the trainstation to the city center. It was a nice day trip. I highly recommend the tourism office guided tours (they go twice a day, 11:30 and 1:30). I wrote more detail and posted photos on my travel blog if you're interested in more details:
http://adams-travel-blog.blogspot.com/2009/06/cambridge.html
In all it was very interesting and pleasant. I wouldn't recommend a day trip to Cambridge unless you have already done most the major sights in London. In other words, don't skip a day at the British Museum to go to Cambridge (just my opinion). Leave a Comment
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In truth the chapel is one of the most beautiful and stunning buildings on the globe.
Marvel at the massive amount of exquisite stained glass and the way the light illuminates the scenes and casts a kaleidoscope of colours across the place.
The dark oak screen is wonderful and the whole building is a hymn to architectural brilliance and technical skill.
A bravura example of how sheer beauty can be enjoyed hundreds of years after a building has been dedicated.
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Lying at the centre of historic Cambridge is King's College. The front portico will make you go "wow!" because when you take i the view of it together with the other buildings around it like the turreted King's College Chapel, the view just falls into one piece. You would want to take pictures from every angle you possibly could!
Famous for it's choir, King's really is a marvellous set of buildings as its chapel dominates the skyline. You can attend many services in most of the colleges' chapels on Sundays and listen in for voices of angels.
As I have said in my page for C;are College, which is just behind King's, walk through Garret Hostel Lane through the park and you will come to The Backs, a river bank which, if you would walk a little further you will be rewarded with an expansive view of King's College and its grounds! It looks just perfect. Leave a Comment
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