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King's College Chapel, a hall church 290ft/88m long, 45ft/13.6m wide and 80ft/24.4m high, is renowned for its 12-bay interior in the Perpendicular style. It has breathtaking fan vaulting by John Wastell (1512-15), and lovely Perpendicular tracery in the windows and on the walls. The stained glass windows (1515-31; west window 19th century), embellished with Tudor coats of arms, are noted particularly for the cycle on the life of Mary, Jesus and the Apostles. The wooden organ screen (1533-36), organ case (1686) and choir stalls (16th-17th century) are lavishly carved. The altarpiece is a painting by Rubens, the "Adoration of the Magi" (1634), presented to the college by A. E. Allnatt in 1961. Visitors are recommended to attend Evensong,
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Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Medieval; Musical activity or concert hall; Christian sites; Stained glass of note
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