Little tour of the St-John's College

Cambridge is actually quite far from Worthing. It took me about 3 hours by train and underground (metro) to get there!! It is a small town of students (almost 25% of the population!) and colleges (31 in total!) where most of the people either walk or ride bicycles. It is impressive to see colleges that are dated from the 15th century. The different architecture tells about the evolution and style of specifics eras and gives a charm to the city. 

My friend goes to St-John's College; therefore, I had the 'privilege' to visit almost every corner of the college... FOR FREE! YEY! Yeah, it sometimes cost money to visit the colleges (depending which ones)... AND usually, visitors can only visit the garden and the chapel!

Here are a few photos and facts ;)

This is the main entrance which is called the Great Gate... Apparently, it is dated from 1516! You can see the statue of the founder, lady Margaret Beaufort (YES, A WOMAN!!), at the center of the wall.

If I am not mistaken, this is the students' residence area.  For your information, the SUPER-GREEN grass is EXCLUSIVELY reserved for the St-John's students.

 

This is the outside of the chapel. The tower that you see here is actually the tallest one in Cambridge: at the top, there is a very beautiful view! 

 

This is the inside of the chapel. It is inspired from the Sainte-Chapelle de Paris and it is dated from 1868. This is where students do the 'service' (which is basically a mass) and choir choral singing.

Now, we're going up the tower! It is a very narrow spiral path with tiny stairs... Not recommended to people with claustrophobia... ( I was out of breath!!)

 

TA-DAM!! This is St-John's College and its HUGE green park! 

 

Colleges, colleges, and colleges ;) Front to back: St-John's, Trinity, King's.

This is a view towards the 'other' buildings...

This is the Old Library... 17th-century building!! Rare book are found here!

Impressive huh?!

 

This picture is a bit blur, so you can't really see what it's written. But it is actually the OLD-SCHOOL library storage annex system... Thank god, we now have technology! ;)

OH, OH... I found Rousseau. I found Rousseau!!! Writer-philosopher that I studied during my B.Ed... How cool! :P

This is another students' residence area called New Court, but because of its shape, it is also know as The Wedding Cake. Students can also rent a room in there for their guests... like a hotel! How fancy!

This is the pathway to the back exit... And this is also the end of my tour! Hope you enjoyed it...