Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church is one of the largest colleges of the University of Oxford. The college was founded by Henry VIII in 1546.

As well as being a college, Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford, namely Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

Christ Church has produced thirteen British prime ministers. This is equal to the number produced by all 45 other Oxford colleges put together, and two short of the total number for the University of Cambridge (fifteen).

The college is the setting for parts of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, as well as Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. More recently it has been used in the filming of the movies of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series and also the movie adaptation of Philip Pullman's novel Northern Lights (the movie bearing the title of the US edition of the book, The Golden Compass).

Distinctive features of the college's architecture have been used as models by a number of other academic institutions. The University of Chicago and Cornell University both have reproductions of Christ Church's dining hall. Christ Church Cathedral, New Zealand, after which the City of Christchurch is named, is itself named after Christ Church, Oxford. Stained glass windows in the cathedral and other buildings are by the Pre-Raphaelite William Morris group with designs by Edward Burne-Jones.

The college has admitted female students since 1978.

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Filmsquare
5 August 2013
The stairway was used again in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) as Harry and Ron arrive late to Hogwart's and in Harry's flashback of Tom Riddle.
Filmsquare
4 August 2013
Christ Church College was used in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) for a section of stairway that appeared when students were first introduced to Hogwart's to Harry leaving hospital.
Carl Griffin
31 July 2016
Many scenes in the Harry Potter films, especially those in the dining hall, are filmed here.
Noha A
31 July 2019
Take a free guided tour in the cathedral and let the guide tell you about the story of St Frideswide.
Wilson Favre-Delerue
1 October 2017
Beautiful as one might expect such an institution to be. Closes early at 16:15.
Emrah Yazıcı
8 May 2016
Mutlaka gezilmeli.
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