Talk:King's College Chapel, Cambridge
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[edit] Tudor or gothic
In the Tudor architecture article, this chapel is cited as a fine example. But the lead paragraph of this article claims it is gothic. So ... Ancheta Wis 04:22, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
- The report of the Royal Commission of the Historic Monuments of England says the following (vol 1, p 105)
The Chapel, begun in 1446 by Henry VI, continued by Edward IV, Richard III and Henry VII, and completed under Henry VIII in 1515, is amongst our most important possessions. It is of great architectural interest, being one of the four most sumptious building of Royal foundation of the period. The fittings are outstanding by virtue of their quality and condition and their portrayal of the changes from the Gothic to the Renaissance style during the period they span. [...] The screen installed by Henry VIII between 1533 and 1536 is [...] the earliest timber structure of major size in the country entirely in the Renaissance style.
- "Cambridge, a photographic collection" (photos by Pearce, text by Wallis) says (p 44)
[King's College Chapel] soars in Gothic splendour over the Backs' tranquil riverscape.
- "Cambridge: The Hidden History" by Alison Taylor says (p101)
King's College chapel [was] almost archaic in style when it was finished.
- Bluap 05:58, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
