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King's College Chapel Interior, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
This view, from near the altar rail, is looking towards the West End and shows the choir stalls on each side. The dark oak screen which houses the organ can be seen running across the chapel.
This screen was a gift of Henry VIII and bears his initials and those of Anne Boleyn dating the screen to between 1533 and 1536.
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The Great East Window, shown here, depicting the passion and crucifixion of Christ, was the last window to be completed.
Below the window is 'the Adoration of the Magi' painted by Rubens in 1634. In order to install the painting the East End of the chapel had to be re-arranged and the altar lowered.
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This shows the breath-taking fan vaulted roof and it is surprising to hear that it took only three years to build. This is the largest vault of its kind in the world and is the work of master mason John Wastell.
The chapel is 289 feet long, 40 feet wide and 80 feet high.
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This shows a detail view including part of the carved frieze below the windows. Notice that one of the decorations is different from the others and is, in fact, a person's head. This is the stonemason's self portrait left by him as a form of signature.
When you visit the chapel can you find it?
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Interior photographs of King's College Chapel taken with the kind permission of the Provost and Fellows of King's College.