Trinity College, Oxford

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Trinity College (in full: The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Thomas Pope ) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It stands in Broad Street, next door to Balliol, and opposite Turl Street. It is enclosed by an iron palisade, rather than a wall, giving the college a more open and accessible appearance than many others in Oxford. The college occupies a spacious site, including four major quadrangles, and is particularly known for its large and attractive gardens, which include a small area of woodland. Despite its size, the college is relatively small in terms of student numbers, with fewer than 300 undergraduates.

Related Topics:
University of Oxford - United Kingdom - Balliol

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As well as being generally attractive, Trinity's buildings also have many notable features. On the top of Trinity's West Tower sit four female statues, which represent Astronomy, Geometry, Medicine and Theology, and Trinity's 17th century Baroque chapel was the first in Oxford not to be built in Gothic style.

Related Topics:
Astronomy - Geometry - Medicine - Theology - 17th century - Baroque

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(Hopkins, 2005), p.18

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