Oxford's Camera

A short break to Oxford was taken over the Easter holidays from university. Most days were overcast and this came with rain. However we did catch some sunny interludes. I was most pleased to come across the Radcliffe camera in the sunshine, with a clear blue sky behind as it is an iconic building of the Oxford skyline. The building was built from 1737-1749 and designed by James Gibbs to house the university science library. Today it houses english and historical texts and has underground links to the Bodleian library.

Hallepoort

Porte de Hal (French) or Hallepoort (Dutch) is a city gate of the 2nd wall of Brussels. It was built in 1381 and is named after the city of Halle which it faces. This is the surviving gate as it was once used as a prison and so had a purpose whilst the others were destroyed. The outside appearance has changed over the years with the roof being restructured in the 1800's.

Porte de Hal, Brussels, Belgium.