Educational Institutions

• Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: Virtual Tours  (21)

Architecture of the University of Oregon - This illustrated resource surveys the history of the built environment of the University of Oregon and identifies basic resources for researching the architectural heritage of Oregon's flagship university.

Balliol College Virtual Tour - A tour of the oldest college in Oxford, part of the Virtual Tour of Oxford. QuickTime panoramas are accessed via clickable plan.

King's College, Cambridge - An illustrated history from the official site of the college founded by Henry VI in 1441, with its magnificent chapel, completed by the Tudors.

The New Mechanics' Institution Preservation Trust Ltd - Aims to preserve this Victorian building in Swindon, UK, which once housed the Mechanics' Institute. Includes a detailed history, proposals and membership.

Queens' College Cambridge - Queens provides images with descriptive text of its architectural features from medieval to modern.

St John's College Virtual Tour - This part of the Virtual Tour of Oxford provides interactive 360° photographs viewable by using a map of the college.

20th Century University Architecture: 1900-1945 - Photos and information on American universities built in the period, from the Digital Archive of American Architecture.

Trinity College, Cambridge - A tour of the varied architecture of the college via sensitive bird's eye view, with comments on its history, from the official site. Includes the library designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

Virtual Tour of Brasenose College - Dr Karl Harrison provides QuickTime views of Brasenose, with comments on the buildings, accessed via clickable plan, as part of his Virtual Tour of Oxford.

A Virtual Tour of St John's College, Oxford - The official site's interactive tour of this college founded in 1555 via sensitive bird's-eye view or navigation buttons. Includes history and expandable thumbnails of architectural details.

William and Mary: Wren Building - An illustrated history of the Sir Christopher Wren Building at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, built 1695-99 and the oldest academic building in continuous use in the United States.