21 Jan 2007: Evensong at King's College Chapel

Mom and I attended evensong tonight at King's College Chapel. Evensong is the Anglican tradition of a choral service held in the late afternoon or evening. The King's College Choir is world renowned, and it's a plus of being in Cambridge that one can hear this group sing nightly at evensong.

This is the third time that I'd been in the chapel, as I've been on tours of it twice previously. Construction on the amazing chapel--more like a cathedral actually--began in 1441 under Henry VI and finished in 1515 under Henry VIII. The stunning fan vaulted ceiling (the world's largest) took an additional three years to complete, and the stained glass windows required another 30 years.



Mom with the rear of
King's College Chapel
in background