Bridge of Sighs
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The Bridge of Sighs is an iconic feature of St John’s College, and one of the most recognisable pieces of architecture in Cambridge. Built nearly 200 years ago, it is the only covered bridge to cross the River Cam, and the only College bridge built in the Victorian Gothic style.
King's College Chapel
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King’s College Chapel is perhaps the most iconic building in Cambridge. Work on this Chapel only started five years after King’s College was founded by Henry VI in 1441..
Trinity College
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The history of Trinity goes back to the reign of Henry VIII and most of its major buildings date from the 16th and 17th centuries. Trinity has provided 32 Nobel Prize winners since they were first awarded in 1901
Queens' College
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Queens' is one of the oldest colleges of the university, founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. The college spans the River with the Mathematical Bridge connecting the two sides.
Darwin College
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The college is named after one of the university's most famous families and alumni, that of Charles Darwin. The Darwin family previously owned some of the land, Newnham Grange, on which the college now stands.
Clare College
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Founded in 1326 and endowed a few years later by Lady Elizabeth de Clare, a granddaughter of King Edward. Clare College is the second oldest of Cambridge’s thirty-one colleges. Alumni include Sir David Attenborough. Viewed from the river, The Fellows’ Garden is one of the most admired gardens in Cambridge
Trinity Hall
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Trinity Hall is the fifth-oldest surviving college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich, to train clergymen in canon law following decimation of their numbers during the Black Death.
Mathematical Bridge
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One of the most persistent myths on the river is that Queens' bridge was designed by Sir Isaac Newton and originally built without any kind of connection at the joints. Further stories have suggested that a group of students disassembled the bridge to discover how it stood up and then couldn't put it back together. In fact, the bridge was originally built 22 years after the great physicist's death and, although it has been rebuilt twice to the same design, there have always been fixings at the joints. However, the fixings on the original bridge were less visible than those on the current structure, possibly leading to the myth of the curious but inept students.
