3045 x 4567 px | 25,8 x 38,7 cm | 10,2 x 15,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
30 aprile 2015
Ubicazione:
St Aldate's, Oxford, England, Oxfordshire, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe
Altre informazioni:
View on Tom Tower or Great Tom from St Aldate's and the main facade of Christ Church College or officially called "The Dean, Chapter and Students of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth". Tom Tower is the bell tower of Christ Church, named for its huge bell, 'Great Tom''. Great Tom, housed in the tower, is the loudest bell in Oxford. This square tower with an octagonal lantern and facetted ogee dome was designed by Christopher Wren and built 1681–82. Christ Church College is also known as "The House". It was founded in 1525 by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, and was originally called Cardinal's College. In 1546 Henry VIII took it over and renamed it Christ Church. This college is the largest and most visited of all Oxford's Colleges. In the middle of the College lies Tom Quad, the largest quad in Oxford, and Tom Tower, which was dedicated to Thomas of Canterbury. The upper section of the tower was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1682. The 7-tonne bell in the tower chimes 101 times each night at 9:05pm, the time when the original 101 students were called back for curfew.
