King's College Chapel — Attraction in Cambridge

This is absolutely one of the most iconic and best buildings in Cambridge and definitely lives up that reputation. The building on the outside is absolutely stunning and amazing with its breathtaking medieval architecture but the building on the inside is just as good with some superb distinguishing features such as the Organ and The Vaulted Ceiling with the Vaulted Ceiling in particular absolutely sumptuous in its attention to detail and construction and The Vaulted Ceiling is one of the best around and is as good if not better as some of the Vaulted Ceilings seen in any Medieval Cathedral in the UK. The Organ as well is excellent and wonderfully commanding with its delightful architecture and serves as a great divide from the top end of the Chapel and to the bottom end of the Chapel. Inside the Chapel there are a number of beautiful dragon carvings and also spectacular stained glass windows. In a couple of the side rooms there a couple of beautifully detailed portraits. There is interesting and informative exhibition about the history of the Chapel from its beginnings and construction through the Influence of King Henry VI, how the Vaulted Ceiling was constructed and also Music, Ritual and Pilgrimmage. The grounds surrounding and building that form part of the Kings College Campus are stunning and blend very well with the Chapel. Whilst wandering around the grounds you can see the meadow, which is amazing and provides particularly views towards the Chapel in the Summer Months and in the Grounds you can wander down to the Small stream where you can enjoy the iconic views of the Chapel, which capture the very image of Cambridge and its character. There is a gift shop in the Visitor Centre situated opposite the Chapel selling a lovely range of gifts at Nice prices and the staff on site are very friendly and welcoming. Overall this is a fabulously iconic place to visit whilst in Cambridge, which is very much deserving of its prominent and iconic status. The place also makes for a spectacular and enjoyable historic day out. Definitely well worth a visit when visiting Cambridge and definitely tops the list of things to do when...

King's College Chapel is one of the best examples of late Perpendicular Gothic architecture, and the location of the world's largest fan vaulted ceiling. King Henry VI founded King's College and its chapel in 1441. When Richard Duke of York challenged Henry's rule in 1445, the War of the Roses changed how the chapel was built. The chapel was built in three phases along with the succession of kings between 1446 and 1515. The chapel was completed under the rule of Henry VIII, with the vast stained glass windows finished in 1531. Oliver Cromwell used the chapel as a training ground during the civil war, and some soldier graffiti can be seen on the North wall near the altar. During World War II, all the glass was removed but the chapel escaped damage anyway. The chapel is bisected by the rood screen, topped with the organ and two angels. The screen was built between 1532 and 1536 to celebrate King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn. The east side features choir stalls and the sanctuary. Above the altar is the Adoration of the Magi, painted by Rubens in 1634. The west end is the nave, containing much intricate stone carving and heraldic symbols. There are twelve large windows along each side as well as larger east and west end windows, most of which...

Evensong is not on! We attended the college on a Monday after reading online that the choir would be singing at 5.30 every evening except Sundays. When we arrived we rang the door a couple of times as it was pouring down with rain and no one came within the few mins of the first ring and there was a long line forming. We were met by a large man with grey hair and glasses. He shouted at us to not repeatedly ring the door bell. We apologised and told him why we were there. He continued to shout at us that the evensong was not on on Mondays or Tuesday… I was very polite and just told him his website must be incorrect as I had checked it earlier that day. He laughed at me and said ‘nothing to do with me. If it bothers you then I suggest you email the correct people’. It would have been more helpful if he told me HE would get in contact with HIS colleagues who run the website to correct it, so to not waste other people’s time in the future. I was quite shocked by how rude he was being. He could see we were drenched through in the pouring rain and was just laughing at us and being completely vulgar.

I would call up before trying to attend evensong and keep your fingers crossed you don’t get this man who was clearly having a bad day and decided to take...