Christ Church, Oxford

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Christ Church, Oxford is one of the largest and most prestigious colleges of the University of Oxford, renowned for its grand architecture, historic cathedral, and cultural influence, including its association with Lewis Carroll and the Harry Potter films.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf charitable organisation
constituent college of the University of Oxford
educational institution
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Gothic architecture
Perpendicular Gothic
associatedWith Lewis Carroll
associatedWork Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
surface form: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Through the Looking-Glass
category Anglican seminaries and theological colleges in England
Buildings and structures in Oxford
Colleges of the University of Oxford
Grade I listed buildings in Oxford
coatOfArms Azure, a cross or between four leopards' faces or
country United Kingdom
diocese Diocese of Oxford
filmingLocationFor Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film)
surface form: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
surface form: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
surface form: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)

Harry Potter film series
foundedBy Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Henry VIII of England
surface form: King Henry VIII of England
governingBody Dean and Chapter of Christ Church
hasChapel Christ Church, Oxford self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
hasCollection Old Master paintings
drawings
hasComponent Christ Church, Oxford self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

Christ Church Meadow
Great Hall of Christ Church, Oxford
Meadow Building
Tom Quad
Tom Tower
hasNotableAlumnus Frederick Temple
John Locke
John Ruskin
Edward VII
surface form: King Edward VII

William II of the Netherlands
surface form: King William II of the Netherlands

Lewis Carroll
Rowan Williams
Robert Peel
surface form: Sir Robert Peel

W. H. Auden
William Ewart Gladstone
hasTourismAttraction Christ Church Picture Gallery
hasWebsite https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/
headOfCollegeTitle Dean of Christ Church
inception 1546
inspiredFictionalLocation Hogwarts Great Hall in the Harry Potter films
locatedIn England
Oxford
Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
motto Stat Crux Dum Volvitur Orbis
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation The cross stands while the world turns
namedAfter Jesus Christ
notableArchitect Christopher Wren
Henry Aldrich
Thomas Holt
originallyFoundedAs Cardinal College
partOf University of Oxford
religiousAffiliation Church of England
studentBody one of the largest colleges of the University of Oxford
uniqueFeature Its chapel is also the cathedral of the Diocese of Oxford

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William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Lord Derby education Christ Church, Oxford
Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Hugh Trevor-Roper employer Christ Church, Oxford
Hugh Trevor-Roper educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Henry Compton, Bishop of London educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
subject surface form: Henry Compton
Henry Sidney educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
George Spencer educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
subject surface form: George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough
Henry Aldrich employer Christ Church, Oxford
Henry Aldrich educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Henry Aldrich burialPlace Christ Church, Oxford
this entity surface form: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Thomas Pinckney educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Leopold George Duncan Albert educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Jonathan Trelawny educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Alec educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
subject surface form: Alec Douglas-Home
Lord Auckland educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
subject surface form: Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
subject surface form: King Vajiravudh
University of Oxford central area hasPart Christ Church, Oxford
Great Tom locatedIn Christ Church, Oxford
Great Tom ownedBy Christ Church, Oxford
Tom Quad, Christ Church, Oxford locatedIn Christ Church, Oxford
John educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
subject surface form: John Ruskin
Henry Compton educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Merton Street adjacentTo Christ Church, Oxford
14th Earl of Home educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
subject surface form: Alec Douglas-Home
St Aldate’s, Oxford hasNotableBuilding Christ Church, Oxford
St Aldate’s, Oxford hasAdjacentCollege Christ Church, Oxford
John B. Gurdon educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Tudor architecture hasNotableExample Christ Church, Oxford
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Edward Wood educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
subject surface form: Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Earl Canning educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Clemency Canning educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
John Moore (Archbishop of Canterbury) educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Colin Clark educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
The Earl of Halifax educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
subject surface form: Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Oxford Parliament of 1681 metAtBuilding Christ Church, Oxford
Halford Mackinder educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Emlyn Williams educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford