Cambridge Sights

Great St Mary's Church

#6 of 46 things to do in Cambridge

#5435 of 49020 things to do in Europe

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  • Address
    • Cambridge Senate House Hill
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 01223 741716
  • Price
    • Tower admission only

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Lonely Planet review for 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.

The building across King's Pde, on the right-hand side of the square, is the Senate House, designed in 1730 by James Gibbs. It's the most beautiful example of pure classical architecture in the city; graduations are held here.

 

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