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Heartbeat of the City

Inspired by Thomas Mudge’s “Queen Charlotte watch" (1770), representing a lever escapement mechanism.

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The Sheldonian Theatre
Once voted the most uncomfortable concert hall in England, the Sheldonian never has a shortage of both professional and amateur classical music concerts, and though it is "uncomfortable", it cannot be denied that its baroque majesty is truly beautiful.
unknownBuilt 1669
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Museum of the History of Science
This museum is in the Old Ashmolean building and houses an unrivalled collection of early scientific instruments. The Old Ashmolean building is the world's oldest surviving museum-purpose building. It is a department of Oxford University and a public museum. Its website offers an online database of their collection.
Tue–Fri noon–5PM; Sat 10AM–5PM; Sun 2–5PMFree · Free entry · Limited wheelchair access · Built 1683
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White Horse
52 Broad Street
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Sheldonian Theatre
This unusual building was Sir Christopher Wren's first major architectural commission. At the time he was a professor of Astronomy at the university. There is a series of busts outside the theatre facing Broad St with strange expressions and facial hair.