 King's College Chapel (partially obscured by the Gibbs' Building), seen from The Backs King's College Chapel is the chapel to King's College of the University of Cambridge, and is one of the finest examples of late English Gothic or Perpendicular -style. Download high resolution version (1016x719, 188 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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The Backs, or the Backs of the Colleges refers to an area of Cambridge at the rear of several colleges by the River Cam. ...
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Full name The Kings College of Our Lady and St Nicholas in Cambridge Motto Veritas Et Utilitas Truth and usefulness Named after Henry VI Previous names - Established 1441 Sister College(s) New College Provost Prof. ...
The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...
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Building of the Chapel Henry VI planned a university counterpart to Eton College (whose chapel is very similar, although unfinished), the chapel being the only portion that was built. The King decided the dimensions of the Chapel. The architect was Reginald Ely, who was commissioned in 1444. The first stone of the Chapel was laid on St James' Day, July 25, 1446, the College having been begun in 1441. By the end of the reign of Richard III (1485), despite the Wars of the Roses, five bays had been completed and a timber roof erected. Henry VII visited in 1506, paying for the work to resume and even leaving money so that the work could contunue after his death. In 1515, under Henry VIII, the building was complete but the great windows had yet to be made. Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21/22, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ...
The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a prestigious and internationally known Public School for boys. ...
Never completed due to the Wars of the Roses, it should have been double its current length - a plaque on a building opposite the west end marks the point to which it should have reached. ...
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Much of the stone used in its construction came from Ramsey Abbey near Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. The Chapel features the world's largest fan vault, stained glass windows, and the painting "The Adoration of the Magi" by Rubens, originally painted in 1634 for the Convent of the White Nuns at Louvain in Belgium. What remains of Ramsey Abbey is a ruined abbey gatehouse, in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, south east of Peterborough and north of Huntingdon. ...
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Fan vaulting over the nave at Bath Abbey, Bath, England. ...
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The Great Windows
 An interior elevation showing two windows. The windows of King's College Chapel are some of the finest in the world from their era. There are 12 large windows on each side of the chapel, and larger windows at the east and west ends. With the exception of the west window they are by Flemish hands and date from 1515 to 1531. Barnard Flower, the first non-Englishman appointed as the King's Glazier, completed four windows. Gaylon Hone with three partners (two English and one Flemish) are responsible for the east window and 16 others between 1526 and 1531. The final four were made by Francis Williamson and Symon Symondes. The one modern window is that in the west wall, which is by the Clayton and Bell company and dates from 1879. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1050x1444, 1152 KB) Summary A detail of the interior of Kings College Chapel in Cambridge, England by G Dehio (died 1932). ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1050x1444, 1152 KB) Summary A detail of the interior of Kings College Chapel in Cambridge, England by G Dehio (died 1932). ...
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Current use The Chapel is actively used as a place of worship and also for some concerts and college events. The world-famous Chapel choir consists of choral scholars (male students from the college) and choristers (boys educated at the nearby King's College School), conducted by Stephen Cleobury. The choir sings services on most days in term-time, and also performs concerts and makes recordings and broadcasts. In particular, it has broadcast its Nine Lessons and Carols on the BBC from the Chapel on Christmas Eve for many decades. Additionally, there is a mixed-voice Chapel choir of male and female students, King's Voices, which sings evensong on Mondays during term-time. The world-famous Choir of Kings College, Cambridge is one of todays most accomplished and renowned representatives of the great British choral tradition. ...
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The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a format of Christian worship service celebrating the birth of Jesus and traditionally followed at Christmas. ...
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Kings Voices is the mixed-voice chapel choir of Kings College, Cambridge. ...
The Chapel is widely seen as the symbol of Cambridge (for example in the logo of the city council).
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