Ingresso alla Torre di tom, Christ Church College di Oxford University Oxford oxfordshire

Ingresso alla Torre di tom, Christ Church College di Oxford University Oxford oxfordshire

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Descrizione in inglese

Tom Tower is a bell tower in Oxford, England, named for its bell, Great Tom. It is over Tom Gate, on St Aldates, the main entrance of Christ Church, Oxford, which leads into Tom Quad. This square tower with an octagonal lantern and facetted ogee dome was designed by Christopher Wren and built 1681–82. The strength of Oxford architectural tradition and Christ Church's connection to its founder, Henry VIII,