The Senate House is a 1720s building of the University of Cambridge in England, used formerly for meetings of its senate and now mainly for graduation ceremonies.

Information about getting to Cambridge, along with links to the online version of the University map, are available in our visitor section. The Senate-House is located on King's Parade, opposite Great St Mary's Church and adjacent to Senate-House Passage.

Situated in the centre of Cambridge, just off King’s Parade, the Senate House is a popular tourist spot. Visitors can admire its exterior or catch a glimpse of graduation events that take place throughout the year.

The Senate House is the ceremonial centre of Cambridge University. In other words it’s where all the fancy stuff happens: our exam results are published on the back of the Senate House each year and it’s also where we get awarded our degrees.

The Senate House is a 1720s building mainly for graduation ceremonies. A beautiful Neoclassical building with Corinthian Columns and blind arcades of the same style of capitals. Built along classical lines, it’s also un-classically asymmetric. The back of the building (opposite side facing Senate House) has a different design.

The building, which is situated in the centre of the city between King's and Gonville and Caius Colleges, was designed by Sir James Burrell and built in 1722–1730 by architect James Gibbs in a neo-classical style using Portland stone.

The Senate House is a Grade I listed building in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.

The Senate House is the first place described by Quaker educationalist and philanthropist Priscilla Wakefield when she visits Cambridge on her Family Tour of the British Empire. In her 4 pages on Cambridge (444-448) she has brief descriptions of the Senate House, public library, Peterhouse, Clare Hall, Pembroke College, Benet’s College ...

The Senate House is owned by Cambridge University, and is used to host graduation ceremonies for the University’s various colleges. Built in 1720, it was originally constructed to house meetings of the Senate.

Jul 3, 2023 · Graduations happen almost monthly in Cambridge outside of the winter, so processions of robed students with fur-lined BA hoods going down King’s Parade to the Senate House are a pretty common sight. As per tradition, the graduands process from their college gates to the Senate House.