Attractions
Bodleian Library
Chief among Oxford's many academic and architectural attractions
is the unique Bodleian library, which is spread throughout several
buildings across the city. The central core of this collection of
buildings is set in Radcliffe Square and includes the historic Duke
Humfrey's Library, dating from...
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The Ashmolean Museum houses a fascinating and extensive
collection of art and archaeology covering four thousand years of
history, ranging from the ancient civilisations of Egypt, Greece
and Rome to the 20th century, and including sculpture, ceramics,
musical instruments and paintings. It is the...
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Christchurch, one of Oxford's most renowned university colleges,
possesses an important collection of about 300 paintings and 2,000
drawings, mainly by the Italian masters. Works by Leonardo,
Michelangelo, Raphael and Rubens are to be seen here, along with
examples from Van Dyck, Frans Hals...
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The photo opportunity afforded from the top makes it worthwhile
climbing the 99 stairs of the Carfax Tower in the centre of
Oxford's shopping district. The tower top is the best place from
which to view the 'dreaming spires' of this architecturally
beautiful city....
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The oldest Botanic Garden in the country, Oxford's bountiful
botanical collection of more than 7,000 species of plants has been
growing for four centuries. It was founded as a 'physic garden' by
the Earl of Danby in 1621, but today its biodiversity is...
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