Trip: Graduate School in Oxford
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Grossmünster
Zurich, Switzerland
The unique and imposing Great Minster was built in 1090 by Charlemagne as a shrine to local martyrs. Later, Zwingli preached the Reformation from its pulpit.
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Durham Cathedral
Durham, England
1242
Built 1093-1133, Durham Cathedral is considered one of the finest examples of Norman architecture in England.
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Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury, England
This 14th-century church tower atop a conical hill is the only surviving part of the Monastery of St. Michael.
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Fountains Abbey
Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, England
1135
Founded by Cistercian monks in 1132, this is the largest monastic ruin in Britain and part of a World Heritage Site. It has many interesting things to see in a beautiful natural setting.
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Westminster Abbey
London, England
1245-69; c. 1376-99
Westminster Abbey is the national church of Britain, used for royal coronations and weddings. Built in the 13th and 14th centuries as an abbey church, it is filled with famous tombs and monuments.
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Sheldonian Theatre
Oxford, England
RCHM 2. Built in 1664-69 at the cost of Archbishop Seldon to the designs of Wren.
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Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx, England
Founded by St. Bernard of Clairvaux in 1132, Rievaulx Abbey now lies in picturesque ruins in a North Yorkshire valley.
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Church of St Martin in Fields
London, England
Occupying a prominent location on the east side of Trafalgar Square, the Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields (1722-26) was designed by James Gibbs in what would be a highly influential design.
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National Gallery
London, England
1832-38
The Neoclassical-style National Gallery in London was built in 1832-38 by William Wilkins to be the dominant feature of Trafalgar Square and to house the Angerstein Collection purchased by the government.
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Church of St Nicholas
Rotherfield Greys, England
Church and chapel. Romanesque, early C17 chapel, restoration in 1865 by W. Woodman.