King's College jest czescia Uniwersytety w Cambridge. Formalna nazwa College'u brzmi The King's College our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge (Krolewski College Matki Bozej i sw Mikolaja w Cambridge). Szkola miesci sie przy rzece Cam.
King's zostal zalozony w 1441 przez Henryka VI. Jednak plany krola zostaly zaklocone przez wojne domowa oraz brak srodkow. Niewielkie postepy poczyniono w ramach projektu krola Henryka, dopiero w roku 1508 Henryk VII zaczal interesowac sie College'm, najprawdopodobniej z powodow politycznych do legitymizacji swojej nowej pozycji. Budowe kaplicy College'u rozpoczeto w 1446 a zostala ona zakonczona w 1544 juz za panowania Henryka VIII.
Kaplica King's jest uznawana za najwybitniejszy przyklad architektury poznego gotyku angielskiego.
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King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Formally named The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies on the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city.
King's was founded in 1441 by Henry VI, soon after he had founded its sister college in Eton. However, the King's plans for the college were disrupted by the civil war and resultant scarcity of funds, and his eventual deposition. Little progress was made on the project until in 1508 Henry VII began to take an interest in the college, most likely as a political move to legitimise his new position. The building of the college's chapel, begun in 1446, was finally finished in 1544 during the reign of Henry VIII.
King's chapel is regarded as one of the greatest examples of late Gothic English architecture.
King's was founded in 1441 by Henry VI, soon after he had founded its sister college in Eton. However, the King's plans for the college were disrupted by the civil war and resultant scarcity of funds, and his eventual deposition. Little progress was made on the project until in 1508 Henry VII began to take an interest in the college, most likely as a political move to legitimise his new position. The building of the college's chapel, begun in 1446, was finally finished in 1544 during the reign of Henry VIII.
King's chapel is regarded as one of the greatest examples of late Gothic English architecture.
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