Sheldonian Theatre

The Sheldonian Theatre, in the centre of , England, was built from 1664 to 1669 after a design by Christopher Wren for the University of Oxford. The building is named after Gilbert Sheldon, Warden of and later chancellor of the university.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater at Oxford University
  • Also known as: “The Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Address: Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Exeter College and Hertford College.

University
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is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, and the fourth-oldest college of the university. The College was founded in 1314 by two brothers from , Bishop Walter Stapledon and Sir Richard Stapledon, as an institution to educate clergy, and has been located on Turl Street since 1315.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library.

University
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, formally The Principal and Scholars of the King's Hall and College of Brasenose in Oxford, or BNC, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in . is situated 490 feet south of Sheldonian Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxford and Jericho.

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is the oldest university city in the , some 50 miles to the west of the capital in its own county of , on the rivers Thames and Cherwell.

Suburb
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is a historic suburb of the English city of . It consists of the streets bounded by the , , Walton Street and Walton Well Road.

Quarter
is a mainly residential area in south Oxford, England. It is west of Abingdon Road, and consists mainly of narrow streets that run at right angles to the main road, with terraced late-Victorian and Edwardian houses.

Sheldonian Theatre

Latitude
51.75432° or 51° 45′ 16″ north
Longitude
-1.25501° or 1° 15′ 18″ west
Inception
1669
Operator
University of Oxford
Open location code
9C3WQP3V+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27582068
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Wiki­data ID
Q83874
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Sheldonian Theatre” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Chinese: “謝爾登劇院”
  • Chinese: “谢尔登剧院”
  • Chinese: “谢尔登尼剧院”
  • Dutch: “Sheldonian theater”
  • Dutch: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Esperanto: “Teatro Sheldonian”
  • French: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • German: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Japanese: “シェルドニアン・シアター”
  • Japanese: “シェルドニアン劇場”
  • Malay: “Panggung Sheldon”
  • Malay: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Persian: “تئاتر شلدون”
  • Persian: “تماشاخانه شلدون”
  • Persian: “تماشاخانهٔ شلدون”
  • Persian: “سالن نمایش شلدون”
  • Polish: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Romanian: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Spanish: “Teatro Sheldonian”
  • Swedish: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Ukrainian: “Шелдонівський театр”
  • Vietnamese: “Sheldonian Theatre”
  • Western Panjabi: “شیلڈونین تھیٹر”

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