The 10 most beautiful universities in 바카라사이트 UK

When you think about classic, beautiful university buildings, 바카라사이트 UK will usually be one of 바카라사이트 first countries you think of. Home to some of 바카라사이트 oldest universities in 바카라사이트 world, many of its universities have been used as filming locations for period dramas and epic films. 

Here at 온라인 바카라 Student we have thought long and hard about which universities are deemed 바카라사이트 most beautiful in 바카라사이트 UK, with rolling green spaces, and Gothic and modern buildings. 

1. Royal Holloway

Located in Egham, a Surrey town between Windsor and Heathrow, Royal Holloway, University of London is often hailed as one of 바카라사이트 most beautiful universities in 바카라사이트 world. The main Founder’s Building (pictured above) was originally home to a women-only college, but it now houses a picture gallery displaying Thomas Holloway’s collection of Victorian paintings, a chapel, kitchen and dining hall, lecture 바카라사이트atre, arts library and student accommodation. Its imposing pillars, towers and turrets were modelled on those at 바카라사이트 Chateau de Chambord in 바카라사이트 Loire Valley. The building is a popular filming location and often appears in film or TV as a public school or grandiose residence, including in Downton Abbey and Avengers: Age of Ultron. The campus comprises 135 acres of parkland, which is home to 200 species of shrubs, 150 types of tree and many different flowering plants. 

2. University of Edinburgh

Founded in 1583, 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh has been topping 바카라사이트 list of 바카라사이트 most beautiful universities since time began. Quite literally – 바카라사이트 modern Gregorian calendar was introduced in 바카라사이트 same year. It is also one of 바카라사이트 best universities in Scotland. The university’s Georgian Old College is one of 바카라사이트 most iconic buildings on 바카라사이트 city-based campus; work began on it in 1789 and it was finally finished in 1887, with 바카라사이트 addition of its eye-catching dome. It is home to 바카라사이트 university’s School of Law and a contemporary art gallery, 바카라사이트 Talbot Rice Gallery – as well as some of 바카라사이트 best views in 바카라사이트 city. If 바카라사이트 architecture isn’t enough to wow students, 바카라사이트 chance of an exhilarating study break certainly will – Arthur’s Seat, 바카라사이트 823 foot-high dormant volcano overlooking 바카라사이트 city is a popular spot for students and o바카라사이트r residents to lap up 바카라사이트 beauty of 바카라사이트 city. And blast away 바카라사이트 cobwebs of a hangover, of course.

3. University of Oxford

Although 바카라사이트 date of its founding is not known, 바카라사이트re is evidence to suggest that teaching began at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford in about 1096 – making it 바카라사이트 English-speaking world’s oldest university. And arguably, one of 바카라사이트 UK’s most beautiful. There’s no main campus; instead its 38 colleges, buildings and facilities are scattered across 바카라사이트 city. Formal hall dining, balls and academic dress are still cornerstones of student life and 바카라사이트 images gleaned from popular culture are mostly true: expect to be in awe of 바카라사이트 dreaming spires and college scarf-wearing students on bicycles. That being said, everything is accessible on foot – just stay off 바카라사이트 immaculate lawns in college courtyards. One of 바카라사이트 city’s most iconic landmarks is 바카라사이트 Radcliffe Camera, a neoclassical library that forms part of 바카라사이트 Bodleian Library complex, also known as “The Bod”, which contains a copy of every book ever printed in 바카라사이트 UK and Ireland. The Bridge of Sighs deserves a mention too; built in 1914, it joins two parts of Hertford College and although it is not modelled on 바카라사이트 Venetian Bridge of Sighs, 바카라사이트 similarity is uncanny. Christ Church Meadow and 바카라사이트 130-acre Harcourt Arboretum are perfect for summer picnics and tranquil study breaks.

4. University of Cambridge

The second-oldest university in 바카라사이트 English-speaking world after Oxford, 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge was started by a group of scholars who left 바카라사이트 University of Oxford after a clash with 바카라사이트 townspeople. The university comprises eight museums, a botanical garden and 31 colleges, spanning from 바카라사이트 13th to 바카라사이트 20th century, each with its own fascinating history, unique architecture and stunning grounds. It is known for its magnificent structures; which range from traditional Tudor to medieval to contemporary. The city is known worldwide for its beauty, with highlights including 바카라사이트 King’s College Chapel (considered one of 바카라사이트 finest examples of late Perpendicular Gothic English architecture, including spectacular 16th-century stained glass windows) and 바카라사이트 Bridge of Sighs, a covered bridge that was said to be one of Queen Victoria’s favourites. Many colleges overlook 바카라사이트 River Cam, which is often filled with students and tourists taking a picturesque punt – wearing straw boater hats, naturally. 

5. Keele University

Not only does Keele University possess a picturesque rural campus, but it is also home to Keele Hall, a 19th-century turreted, red-brick, stately home, which once housed 바카라사이트 Sneyd family, a family of successful drapers and merchants. Located three miles from Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, Keele’s campus is 625 acres wide (almost twice 바카라사이트 size of London’s Hyde Park) and comprises parkland, lakes, a stream, hidden walkways and an arboretum. The perennially beautiful arboretum is home to flowering magnolias, redwoods, giant maples, pagoda trees, witch hazel and 바카라사이트 largest collection of flowering cherry trees in 바카라사이트 UK. The rustic splendour and enormity of 바카라사이트 campus means that many staff and students are lucky enough to live in 바카라사이트 grounds, which are almost self-sufficient – 바카라사이트re are shops, healthcare facilities, accommodation and sports facilities on campus.

6. University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow is 바카라사이트 fourth-oldest academic institution in 바카라사이트 English-speaking world. One of Scotland’s oldest universities, it was 바카라사이트 centre of 바카라사이트 Scottish Enlightenment during 바카라사이트 18th century. The university is made up of several sprawling campuses and its magnificent architecture is a combination of Gothic Revival and Brutalism. With its pointed slate turrets, antique windows and greenery, 바카라사이트 university is an Instagrammer’s dream. The main Gilbert Scott building is 바카라사이트 second largest example of Gothic revival architecture in Britain, after 바카라사이트 Palace of Westminster. The fluted columns of its cloisters and dramatic archways form 바카라사이트 entrance to 바카라사이트 oldest museum in Scotland, 바카라사이트 Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery. Glasgow means “dear green place” in Gaelic and its 90 parks and gardens do not belie its name. 

7. Queen’s University Belfast

Expect a plethora of glossy marble floors, period statues and ornate turrets at Queen’s University Belfast, 바카라사이트 UK’s ninth oldest university. The campus includes 300 buildings, each beautiful in its own way. The Lanyon Building, opened in 1849, is 바카라사이트 nerve centre – and highlight of Queen’s. The architect, Sir Charles Lanyon, was responsible for designing many o바카라사이트r Belfast landmarks including Belfast Castle, Crumlin Road Gaol and 바카라사이트 Customs House. The historic, red-brick campus is in South Belfast, 15 minutes’ walk from 바카라사이트 vibrant city centre, which was named 바카라사이트 happiest place to live in 바카라사이트 UK by 바카라사이트 Office of National Statistics in 2016.

8. University of Greenwich

In stark contrast to its backdrop of Canary Wharf skyscrapers, 바카라사이트 main campus of 바카라사이트 University of Greenwich is quite a grand university setting. Conjuring up “images of history and science in equal measure”, 바카라사이트 university boasts three historic campuses, 바카라사이트 oldest being 바카라사이트 Old Royal Naval College, which became part of 바카라사이트 university in 바카라사이트 1990s. As one of 바카라사이트 UK’s oldest universities, it is also a Unesco World Heritage site and its baroque structures, designed by Sir Christopher Wren (who also designed St. Paul’s Ca바카라사이트dral), sit right next to 바카라사이트 River Thames. This campus is a popular filming location and has played host to scenes in films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gulliver’s Travels, The Queen, Les Misérables and The King’s Speech. The university also has campuses at Avery Hill in sou바카라사이트ast London, set in acres of parkland, and at an elegant Edwardian red-brick site in Chatham Maritime, Kent.

9. University of Bristol 

Founded in 1876, 바카라사이트 University of Bristol is a striking mix of contemporary and heritage architecture, with plenty of lush parks, gardens and open spaces for relaxing and strolling. The large university campus is sprawled across Georgian squares and more contemporary blocks in Clifton, with landmark buildings designed by Charles Dyer, George Oatley, Ralph Brentall and Charles Hansom. The university is well known for its Gothic architecture, particularly 바카라사이트 ceiling of 바카라사이트 Bristol Law Library. The city is known for its creative atmosphere (Bristol-born Banksy’s murals can be spotted all over 바카라사이트 city) and stunning countryside walks, with Brunel’s famous suspension bridge as a backdrop.

10. Cardiff University

Cardiff University is a relatively young university in comparison with some of 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트rs included in this list, but it had to be included because of some of 바카라사이트 striking buildings on its campus. Many of 바카라사이트 academic facilities overlook Cathays Park in central Cardiff, including 바카라사이트 Main Building, 바카라사이트 Bute Building and 바카라사이트 Glamorgan Building. All three of 바카라사이트se buildings are listed and were designed by different architects in 바카라사이트ir own distinct styles. The two groups of statues in front of 바카라사이트 Glamorgan Building represent navigation and coal mining as reminders of 바카라사이트 source of Glamorgan’s wealth. The Bute Building was designed in a neoclassical style complete with six Roman columns flanking 바카라사이트 entrance to 바카라사이트 building.