Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 27, 2011

The main buildings of Jesus College, one of the colleges of the University of Oxford, are located in the centre of Oxford, England. There are eleven listed buildings on the site. Jesus College was founded by Elizabeth I, upon the petition of a Welsh clergyman, Hugh Price. Her foundation charter of 27 June 1571 gave the college the land and buildings of White Hall, a defunct academic hall, to which new buildings were added. The first quadrangle, which includes the principal's lodgings and chapel, was completed between 1621 and 1630; it has been described as "small and pretty", with "a curious charm". The chapel was extensively altered in 1864; one historian of the college described the work as "ill-considered". Construction of the second quadrangle began in the 1630s and was completed around 1712. It includes the Fellows' Library, restored in 2007, which contains 11,000 antiquarian books. Further buildings were erected in a third quadrangle during the 20th century, including science laboratories, a new library, and additional accommodation. A project to build new student and teaching rooms opposite the college was completed in 2010. (more...)

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