Quadrangle (architecture)
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In architecture, a quadrangle is a space or a courtyard, usually rectangular in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building. The word is probably most closely
Tom Quad, Christ Church, Oxford
Mob Quad
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Mob Quad is a four-sided group of buildings from the 13th and 14th centuries in Merton College, Oxford, surrounding a small lawn. It is often claimed to be the oldest quadrangle in Oxford and elsewher
Quadrangle (architecture)
…garths, which were usually square or rectangular, enclosed by covered arcades or cloisters. However, it is clear from the oldest examples (such as Mob Quad) which are plain and unadorned with arcades, that the medieval colleges at Oxford and Cambridge were creating practical accommodation for college…
Mob Quad in 2005, looking north-east
Mob Quad in 2003, from Merton College Chapel tower
Mob Quad in 1910, looking north-west