Knowledge: educational institutions
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- Queens' College Cambridge
http://www.quns.cam.ac.uk/Queens/Images/ - Queens provides images with descriptive text of its architectural features from medieval to modern.
- 20th Century University Architecture: 1900-1945
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/20_univ.html - Photos and information on American universities built in the period, from the Digital Archive of American Architecture.
- Trinity College, Cambridge
http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/TrinityMap/trinitymap.htm - A tour of the varied architecture of the college via sensitive bird's eye view, with comments on its history, from the official site. Includes the library designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
- Brasenose College, Oxford
http://www.bnc.ox.ac.uk/history/his/page2.html - The official site provides an illustrated history of the buildings of this Tudor college.
- Virtual Tour of Brasenose College
http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/brasenosecollege/ - Dr Karl Harrison provides QuickTime views of Brasenose, with comments on the buildings, accessed via clickable plan, as part of his Virtual Tour of Oxford.
- Balliol College Virtual Tour
http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/balliolcollege/front.htm - A tour of the oldest college in Oxford, part of the Virtual Tour of Oxford. QuickTime panoramas are accessed via clickable plan.
- St John's College Virtual Tour
http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/stjohnscollege/front.htm - This part of the Virtual Tour of Oxford provides interactive 360° photographs viewable by using a map of the college.
- William and Mary: Wren Building
http://www.wm.edu/about/wren/ - An illustrated history of the Sir Christopher Wren Building at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, built 1695-99 and the oldest academic building in continuous use in the United States.
- A Virtual Tour of St John's College, Oxford
http://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/index.php?A=17&B=2 - The official site's interactive tour of this college founded in 1555 via sensitive bird's-eye view or navigation buttons. Includes history and expandable thumbnails of architectural details.
- King's College, Cambridge
http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/visitors/history.html - An illustrated history from the official site of the college founded by Henry VI in 1441, with its magnificent chapel, completed by the Tudors.
- Architecture of the University of Oregon
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/guides/architecture/oregon/ - This illustrated resource surveys the history of the built environment of the University of Oregon and identifies basic resources for researching the architectural heritage of Oregon's flagship university.
- The New Mechanics' Institution Preservation Trust Ltd
http://www.new-mechanics.com/ - Aims to preserve this Victorian building in Swindon, UK, which once housed the Mechanics' Institute. Includes a detailed history, proposals and membership.
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