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Cambridge is best known for the University of Cambridge, which includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital in the far south and St John's College Chapel tower.
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CLARE COLLEGE
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on the Backs. The current Master is Tony Badger, Paul Mellon Professor of American History ...
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KING'S COLLEGE
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. Founded in 1441, the college's formal name is The King's College of Our Lady and St. Nicholas in Cambridge. It is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the university. King's was founded in 1441 by King Henry VI ...
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KING'S PARADE
King's Parade is a historical street in central Cambridge. The street continues north as Trinity Street and then St John's Street, and south as Trumpington Street. It is a major tourist area in Cambridge, commanding a central position in the University of Cambridge area of the city. It is also a place frequented by many cyclists, many students travelling between lectures during term-time ...
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MAGDALENE COLLEGE
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene. Magdalene College has some of the grandest benefactors including Britain's premier noble the Duke of Norfolk ...
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MARKET HILL
Market Hill (aka the Market Square) is the location of the marketplace in central Cambridge, England. Operating as a marketplace since Saxon times, a daily outdoor market with stalls continues to run there. The current Market Square was mainly filled with buildings originally and was not cleared until 1849 when a major fire occurred ...
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MATHEMATICAL BRIDGE
The Mathematical Bridge is the popular name of a wooden footbridge across the River Cam, between two parts of Queens' College, Cambridge. Its official name is simply the Wooden Bridge. The bridge was designed by William Etheridge, and built by James Essex in 1749. It has been rebuilt on two occasions, in 1866 and in 1905, but has kept the same overall design ...
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PEMBROKE COLLEGE
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college has over six hundred students and fellows, and is the third-oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its founding, as well as extensive and immaculately maintained gardens ...
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PETERHOUSE
Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has 284 undergraduates, 130 graduate students and 45 fellows, making it the smallest of the university's traditional colleges. The modern name of Peterhouse does not include the word college ...
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QUEENS' COLLEGE
Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou (the Queen of Henry VI), and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville (the Queen of Edward IV). This dual foundation is reflected in its name: Queens', not Queen's, although the full name is The Queen's College of St Margaret and St Bernard ...
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RIVER CAM
The River Cam is a tributary of the River Great Ouse in the east of England. The two rivers join to the south of Ely at Pope's Corner. The Great Ouse connects the Cam to England's canal system (via the Middle Level Navigations and the River Nene) and to the North Sea at King's Lynn. The total distance from Cambridge to the sea is about 40 mi (64 km) ...
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ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college has fixed assets of £570,749,000, granting it the largest endowment per student of any Oxbridge college. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints ...
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SENATE HOUSE
The Senate House of the University of Cambridge is now used mainly for degree ceremonies. It was formerly also used for meetings of the Council of the Senate. The building, which is situated in the centre of the city between King's and Gonville and Caius Colleges, was designed by Sir James Burrell and built in 1722-1730 by architect James Gibbs in a neo-classical style ...
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TRINITY COLLEGE
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows. Trinity considers itself to be a world-leading academic institution with an outstanding record of education, learning and research ...
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TRINITY HALL
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich. The college site on the River Cam was originally obtained from the purchase of a house from John de Crauden to house the monks during their study ...
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TRINITY STREET
Trinity Street (formerly the High Street) is a historical street in central Cambridge, England. The street continues north as St John's Street and south as King's Parade and then Trumpington Street. Trinity College is located on the west side of the street, hence the name. Also on the street, just to the south, is Gonville and Caius College ...
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