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Christ Church Dining Hall epitomizes the essence of Oxford in only one of a myriad of ways, one of which is that Oxford is the very most greatest University in the world. Only Cambridge University can claim the same. Oxbridge beats harvard, yale, and princeton combined. Now you know why Benno Schmidt and Ann Richardson left the Chancellorships of Yale to become Master of University College, Oxford & Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University respectively. Going to either University blows me away. Their hardest to get into admissions, collegiate structure, architecture, history, culture, beauty, intellectually brilliant faculty and student body, most beautiful quads and ancient libraries, and superb facilities all concentrated into one location, combined with its legion of very most important and famous alumni of poet laureates, novelists, world leaders, financiers, royal family members, genius academics, Nobel prize winners, explorers, sports athletes, members of parliament in every civilized country on earth, saints, bishops, archbishops, and cardinals, et cetera, that fills eight volumes makes Oxford University, like Cambridge University, the Mecca and Jerusalem of the academic world and the home of the elite-elite.
Now you know why the very best of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton graduates with stellar qualifications attempt to get into Oxbridge each year in droves via the Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Overseas Research Scholarships, and Gates Scholarships, with only a handfull from each institution becoming the lucky few to gain admission. These same individuals eventually become powerful Americans (i.e. President Bill Clinton, his political advisor George Stephenopoulus, economist Robert Reich, U.S. Supreme Court justices Breyer & Souter, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Senator Bill Bradley, Congressman Tom Hayden, and actor Chris Cristopherson, just to name a very, very few. The Ivy League can't hold a candle to Oxbridge. Address: Christ Church, Tom Quad, Oxford, EnglandDirections: Go to Tom Tower, pass underneath it into Tom Quad and head to the far right hand corner to enter up the steps into the Dining Hall (Harry Potter was filmed on those steps). The dining hall, one among 35 in Oxford is humongous and fit for a ROYAL KING!Website: http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/
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Christ Church, besides the geographically college-sparsed University of Oxford itself, is considered the main attraction of the town of Oxford. Regardless of religious affiliation or atheist preference, the site is a must memrely to see.
One a few occasions, I visited here and for about 50% of the time, it was raining. I managed to get some nice exterior shots and spned quality time inside the cathedral. When visiting, refer to the gate custodian for best times to visit. Portions of the site are closed off to tourists regularly to allow worship and students service. Though somehow managing to get in for free in the church along with my group (kind offer made for us including a wheelchair bound relative), admission prices are :
adults : £4.90
students: £3.90
"family ticket":£9.80 (not entirely sure but family likely means 3-5 in a family. Website doesn't make clear of this. Refer to custodian when in oxford)
seniors/retired: £3.90
Other info:
Christ College is both a college and Catholic cathedral.
Hours:
Monday to Saturday: 9am - 5pm, and Sunday: 1pm - 5pm
Last Visitor Admission at 4.30pm Leave a Comment Address: Christ Church, Oxford, OX1 1DPPhone: 01865 276492Website: http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/ Other Contact: tourism@chch.ox.ac.uk
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You need more than a day to cover 'Oxford' but at least make sure you visit Christ Church and Oxford Cathedral. It is perhaps the most famous and one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford.
Some the distinguished people who have studied here (including John Taverner, Philip Sidney, John Locke, Robert Hooke, John Wesley, Robert Peel, William Gladstone, Frederick Lindemann, William Walton, W.H. Auden, Hugh Trevor Roper, Jan Morris, David Dimbleby, Rowan Williams, Richard Curtis and Howard Goodall).
Therefore, take your time and enjoy the vicinity! Leave a Comment Address: Christ Church, St Aldates, Oxford, United KingdomPhone: 01865 276492Directions: Visitor entrance is thru d large gate in d college's Meadow bldg. It's easily reached fr St Aldates thru the War Memorial Garden which also leads to Christ Church Meadow. After passing thru d gate u'll see d Meadow bldg & its entrance on your left.Website: http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/ Other Contact: tourism@chch.ox.ac.uk (email add
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