A Bird's Eye View of Oxford

To get a skyline view of Oxford we climbed 99 steps of Carfax Tower, all that remains of the 13th century St. Martin's Church. We saw terrific views of the Radcliffe Camera - originally built to house the Radcliffe Science Center - it is now home to additional reading rooms of the Bodleian Library. Also visible at this height was the beautiful Christ Church Cathedral built between 1160 and 1200. Though considered a relatively small cathedral, it serves not only the diocese of the City of Oxford, but is the chapel for Christ Church College, the largest of all 36 colleges at Oxford University.