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4 days ago · Welcome to the King's events page for Members and Friends, where you can find details of all upcoming reunions, donor events and alumni gatherings. The schedule for all reunions over the next six years can be found in the Downloads section at the bottom of this page.
Sep 20, 2024 · History and Highlights: Founded in 1441 by King Henry VI, King’s College is one of the most iconic colleges at Cambridge. Its chapel, built over a century, is renowned for its stunning architecture and incredible acoustics.
2 days ago · A gilded icon has been stolen from a University of Cambridge college church. The sacred painting of the Virgin and Child was taken from the Chapel of Magdalene College in the city between between...
Sep 4, 2024 · Description. Titles in English and French etched below image. Date based on time period (1746-1755) when Canaletto worked in England and produced the original painting. Text below English title: N.B. This building is esteem'd the most perfect and finest piece of Gothic architecture now remaining in Europe.
5 days ago · King’s College Chapel (1446–1515), the best-known building in Cambridge, was designed by Henry VI as part of an immense and never fully realized conception. Great buttresses, lofty spires and turrets, a high vaulted roof, heraldic devices, and magnificent stained-glass windows are among the notable features of the chapel.
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Sep 8, 2024 · Plate 166: King's College Chapel, Glass, Great Window 9(c) An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge . Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1959.
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Sep 12, 2024 · Built in the Perpendicular Gothic style of English architecture in the 15th century, King’s College Chapel is a fantastic building that needs to near the top of your to-do list in Cambridge.
