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Central Oxford is, not surprisingly, compact, but many
neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the town, away from
the university, are worth visiting. The most central
point of Oxford is the Carfax, at the crossroads of
the High Street, Cornmarket Street, St. Aldate's, and
Queen Street. The first of these, along with Broad Street
which runs parallel to it, are perhaps the two most
typically 'Oxford' streets in the City. Both of them
are lined with Oxford Colleges, among them University
College, Balliol College, Trinity College, and All Souls
College Other architectural splendours abound along
these two central streets, including two of Oxford's
most famous sights: the domes of the Radcliffe Camera
and the Sheldonian Theatre, built by Sir Christopher
Wren. It is not just these specific buildings which
are worth looking at however; make sure you don't miss
the general architecture in central Oxford, where little
seems to have been built more recently than a few hundred
years ago. Even the shops, restaurants and offices would
seem totally out of place in any modern city. Make sure
you take the odd glance skyward: Oxford is famous for
its Gothic gargoyles and spires.
Towards the west end of the High Street a few shops
can be found, but the principle shopping area is around
Cornmarket Street and Queen Street, with the Covered
Market especially suitable for all those in search of
quintessentially Oxford gifts. But fanatical vegetarians
be warned: there are several butchers in the Covered
Market, so if you don't look where you're going, you
may soon find yourself bumping into something which
used to look like a cow before it was shaved and beheaded.
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