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Broad Walk
Broad Walk is a wide walkway running east–west on the north side of Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, Christ Church Meadow and south of Merton Field in central Oxford, England. The walkway runs between St Aldate's, Oxford, St Aldate's though the Christ Church War Memorial Garden at the western end and the River Cherwell to the east at the southern end of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. To the north at the western end is Christ Church, Oxford, Christ Church, one of the University of Oxford, Oxford colleges. The tower of Merton College Chapel dominates the view north from Broad Walk across Merton Field, beyond Dead Man's Walk, Oxford, Dead Man's Walk and the old city wall which run parallel to Broad Walk, connected via Merton Walk. Broad Walk used to be lined with large elm trees, but has been denuded due to Dutch elm disease. The Meadow Building of Christ Church, in an imposing stone-faced Venetian Victorian Gothic, Gothic style, is immediately to the north of Broad Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton Field
Merton Field is a grass playing field north of the main part of Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, Christ Church Meadow and south of Merton College in central Oxford, England. To the west are Merton Walk and Christ Church, Oxford, Christ Church, one of the University of Oxford, Oxford colleges. To the east is the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. To the south is Broad Walk a wide path on the northern edge of Christ Church Meadow. To the north, Dead Man's Walk, Oxford, Dead Man's Walk skirts the edge of Merton Field following the line of the old city wall and Grove Walk leads to Merton Street, between Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Corpus Christi College and Merton College. The tower of Merton College Chapel dominates the view north from Merton Field. Near to the eastern end of Dead Man's Walk is a plaque marking the first hot air balloon ascent in Britain, made by James Sadler (balloonist), James Sadler (1753–1828). He ascended from Merton Field on 4 October 1783, landing in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christ Church Meadow - Geograph
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader; he is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion. Most Christians believe he is the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah (the Christ) prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically. Research into the historical Jesus has yielded some uncertainty on the historical reliability of the Gospels and on how closely the Jesus portrayed in the New Testament reflects the historical Jesus, as the only detailed records of Jesus' life are contained in the Gospels. Jesus was a Galilean Jew who was circumcised, was baptized by John the Baptist, began his own ministry and was often referred to as "rabbi". Jesus debated with fellow Jews on how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
