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Christ's College
Grand old institution Christ's celebrated its 500th birthday in 2005 and is worth visiting if only for its gleaming Great Gate emblazoned with heraldic carving of spotty Beaufort yale (antelope-like creatures), Tudor roses and portcullis. Its founder Lady Margaret Beaufort hovers above like a guiding spirit. A stout oak door leads into First Court, which has an unusual circular lawn, magnolias and wisteria creepers.
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Great St Mary's Church
This university church, built between 1478 and 1519 in the late-Gothic perpendicular style, has a feeling of space and light inside thanks to its clerestory, wide arch and woodcarving. The traditional termly university sermons are preached here. To get your bearings, climb the 123 steps of the tower for a good view of the city.
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King's College Chapel
In a city crammed with show-stopping architecture, this is the show-stealer. Chances are you will already have seen it on a thousand postcards, tea towels and choral CDs before you catch your first glimpse of the grandiose realty of King's College Chapel , but still it awes. It's one of the most extraordinary examples of Gothic architecture in Britain, and was begun in 1446 as an act of piety by Henry VI and finished by his son Henry VIII around 1516.
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Trinity College
Henry VIII founded Trinity College in 1546, but it was left to Dr Nevile, Master of Trinity (1593-1615) during Elizabeth's reign, to fulfil his wishes, as Henry died six weeks after founding the college. Walk through the impressive brick gateway (1535) to see the statue of Henry that adorns it. His left hand holds a golden orb, while his right grips a table leg.
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