Welcome to Oxford
Walk the long winding street High, one of the most amazing streets of England, a mug of cider in one of the oldest student
The cultural life of Oxford
One of the fascinating occupations in Oxford is boating,.
If you are looking for restaurants, you came to the right place. Oxford scored an excellent cafe, and the choice is huge.
Education in Oxford
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Welcome to Oxford

1. Welcome to Oxford

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Oxford is a city in the
United Kingdom, the
capital of the County
of Oxford shire.
Famous for the oldest
in the Englishspeaking countries
and one of the oldest
in Europe
institutions of higher
learning - the Oxford
University.

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Oxford was first mentioned in written form in the "AngloSaxon Chronicles" in 912. While in its place was a monastery
St Frideswide''s nunnery.
In the year 1117 was founded first in the UK University of
Oxford with a view to the clergy of a more complete
education. Only under Henry II Oxford became a University

5. Walk the long winding street High, one of the most amazing streets of England, a mug of cider in one of the oldest student

pubs, sounds of
choral music in Latin
from the tower
Magdalene, students in
traditional dress,
dissecting the air of the
past on motorcycles,
solemnly rising tower
and spires, small, dirty
book-stalls where you
can buy the precious
first edition - all this
Oxford, home to one of
the greatest universities
in the world

6. The cultural life of Oxford

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Sheldonian theatre was built in
1664 in 1668 years according to
the project Christopher Wren.
Despite the name, the building
was built not for theatrical
productions - there are concerts,
lectures, University of the
ceremony.

8.

Ashmolean Museum of Art
and Archeology became the
first public the British
Museum. Opened in 1683, he
puts a magnificent collection
of art and material culture of
ancient man. Today it holds
lectures, exhibitions and
theme days.

9.

The Western part of the
County of Oxford shire is
known for its beautiful hills
and valleys .

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Two major shopping centre
Clarendon and Westgate
located in the center of the
city. Here you will find all
the main British
Department stores with
standard products.
If you are a lover of small
individual boutiques with
unique merchandise, go to
The Golden Cross, Cardiff,
colorful arcade cafes and
shops, settled here in the
15th century

11. One of the fascinating occupations in Oxford is boating,.

One of the fascinating occupations in Oxford is
boating

12. If you are looking for restaurants, you came to the right place. Oxford scored an excellent cafe, and the choice is huge.

13.

Bodleian library is
one of the most
respected in the
world. It contests the
Vatican right to be
called the oldest in
Europe, and of the
British - the title of
the largest book
collection of great
Britain.

14. Education in Oxford

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Oxford University is a University
located in the city of Oxford, the
County of Oxfordshire, United
Kingdom. Takes the second place
in the list of the oldest
universities in the world (after
the Bologna), the oldest Englishspeaking University in the world,
and also the first University in
the UK. Although the exact date
of Foundation of the University is
unknown, there is evidence that
taught there in the 11th century.
Enters into group "ancient
universities of the great Britain
and Ireland, and also in the elite
group "Russell" top 20
universities in the United
Kingdom. The University consists
of 38 colleges, as well as 6 hostels
- private training institutions,
belonging to religious orders
without the status of a College

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The University consists of 38 colleges, as
well as 6 hostels - private training
institutions, belonging to religious orders
without the status of a College.
Now in Oxford there are more than 20
thousand students, about a quarter of
them are foreign. Their number increases
sharply in the summer, when opened
language summer school. The rector of the
Oxford - sir Chris Patten. Women in
Oxford began to accept only in the
1920s.however, already in the 70's was
cancelled segregated education.
The teaching staff of Oxford huge - almost
4 thousand person, from them of 70
members of the Royal society, more than
100 members of the British Academy.
Oxford uses in the training of the unique
system of tutoring - over each student is
established personal care specialist in the
chosen specialty.

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At the University of Oxford,
Clarendon laboratory, has an
electric bell, which is constantly
ringing with 1840. It uses the forces
of electrostatic attraction, so to
support the work spent a very
small amount of energy. Dry
batteries for the bells were
installed in the creation and
hermetically covered with molten
sulfur, so no one knows exactly
how they are arranged. Working
more than 170 years the tool is one
of the longest continuous
experiments in history.
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Christ Church, one of the
largest aristocratic
College, University of
Oxford. Founded in the
year 1525 cardinal
Thomas Wolsey ,built in
1546 by the orders of
Henry VIII. This is the big
and beautiful College
Oxford. In his bell "Big
Tom" call every night (101
blow), before it is
announced on the closing
of the gate.

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