General Information
Project Type
| Architectural style: |
Perpendicular Gothic |
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| Structure: |
Rib vault |
| Function / usage: |
University building |
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
Location
| Location: |
Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 51° 45' 15.10" N 1° 15' 15.87" W |
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Divinity School is a medieval building and room in the Perpendicular style in Oxford, England, part of the University of Oxford. Built between 1427 and 1483, it is the oldest surviving purpose-built building for university use, specifically for lectures, oral exams and discussions on theology. It is no longer used for this purpose, although Oxford does offer degrees in Theology and Religion taught by its Faculty of Theology and Religion.
The ceiling consists of very elaborate lierne vaulting with bosses (455 of them), designed by William Orchard in the 1480s.
The building is physically attached to the Bodleian Library (with Duke Humfrey's Library on the first floor above it the Bodleian Library), and is opposite the Sheldonian Theatre where students matriculate and graduate. At the far end from the Bodleian Library entrance, a door leads to Convocation House (built 1634–7).
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Divinity School, Oxford" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20013604 - Published on:
01/10/2004 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
