Divinity School, Oxford

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Divinity School, Oxford is a historic medieval building at the University of Oxford, renowned for its elaborate vaulted ceiling and use as the university’s first purpose-built lecture and examination hall.

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Divinity School, Oxford canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
medieval building
university building
architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
category Buildings of the University of Oxford
Grade I listed buildings in Oxford
Tourist attractions in Oxford
connectedTo Bodleian Library quadrangle
surface form: Bodleian Library Old Schools Quadrangle

Convocation House
constructionEnd 1480s
constructionStart 1420s
country United Kingdom
floorCount 1
hasAdjacentSpace Proscholium
hasBasement no
hasFeature elaborate vaulted ceiling
lierne vaulting
stone fan vaulting
hasFunctionInPast theological teaching
university ceremonies
hasInteriorDecoration heraldic bosses
intricate stone ribs
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
listed building in England
inception 15th century
locatedIn England
Oxford
Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
University of Oxford
locatedNear Clarendon Building, Oxford
surface form: Clarendon Building

The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
surface form: Sheldonian Theatre
materialUsed stone
notableFor being the University of Oxford’s first purpose-built examination hall
being the University of Oxford’s first purpose-built lecture hall
ornate late-medieval vaulting
operator Bodleian Library
surface form: Bodleian Libraries
ownedBy University of Oxford
partOf Bodleian Library
publicAccess yes
roofType vaulted roof
touristActivity guided tours
use ceremonial space
examination hall
filming location
lecture hall
tourist attraction
usedAsFilmLocationFor Harry Potter film series
Hogwarts infirmary scenes

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The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford nearbyBuilding Divinity School, Oxford
subject surface form: Sheldonian Theatre
Duke Humfrey’s Library above Divinity School, Oxford
University of Oxford central area hasPart Divinity School, Oxford