King's College Chapel
Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
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Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen City AB24 3FX ScotlandCoordinates: 57.16398, -2.10122 - Cemetery ID:
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King's College Chapel is the main chapel used by the University of Aberdeen. Forming the north side of the original quadrangle of King's College, construction of the chapel began in 1498 and ended with the consecration of the building in 1509. The most notable architectural feature of the Chapel is its Crown Tower, which has become an icon of the university as a whole. The chapel is dedicated to the Trinity and the Blessed Virgin Mary in her Nativity, yet also commemorates a number of Scottish and British monarchs, as well as the patrons and founders of the university. The name particularly recalls the College's main patron, King James IV of Scotland.
Particularly notable within the chapel are the choir stalls and rood screen, which date back to around 1509. These form the most complete mediaeval church interior in Scotland. Since 1928, the antechapel has been used as the university's war memorial: five hundred and twenty-four students of the university are commemorated on its walls, having fallen in the First and Second World Wars.
Bishop Elphinstone, the College's founder, and Hector Boece, its first Principal, are buried at the foot of the chancel, although a larger tomb to Elphinstone is located outside the college. The design of the chapel, as well as its date of construction, were designed to evoke Solomon's Temple.
National Grid Reference: NJ 93960 08140
King's College Chapel is the main chapel used by the University of Aberdeen. Forming the north side of the original quadrangle of King's College, construction of the chapel began in 1498 and ended with the consecration of the building in 1509. The most notable architectural feature of the Chapel is its Crown Tower, which has become an icon of the university as a whole. The chapel is dedicated to the Trinity and the Blessed Virgin Mary in her Nativity, yet also commemorates a number of Scottish and British monarchs, as well as the patrons and founders of the university. The name particularly recalls the College's main patron, King James IV of Scotland.
Particularly notable within the chapel are the choir stalls and rood screen, which date back to around 1509. These form the most complete mediaeval church interior in Scotland. Since 1928, the antechapel has been used as the university's war memorial: five hundred and twenty-four students of the university are commemorated on its walls, having fallen in the First and Second World Wars.
Bishop Elphinstone, the College's founder, and Hector Boece, its first Principal, are buried at the foot of the chancel, although a larger tomb to Elphinstone is located outside the college. The design of the chapel, as well as its date of construction, were designed to evoke Solomon's Temple.
National Grid Reference: NJ 93960 08140
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- Added: 4 Jul 2015
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