The Gibbs Building features a continuous row of white stone columns that rise from its base to the roofline, marking it as the grandest structure within the King's College courtyard. James Gibbs designed this classical block in the seventeen twenties to house fellows and students. When a young student named Horace Walpole moved into his rooms here, he complained that the drafty, echoing halls felt like a marble palace built for a king, rather than a place for a weary scholar to sleep.
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