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Christ Church Meadows in July

It is July 2014, and bales of hay dot the meadows before the entrance of Christ Church College, Oxford, where a line of tourists assembles. It is the pastoral tranquility of the surrounding green space that renders the "city of dreaming spires" such a striking image.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2014
Date Uploaded: 05.2015
Photo Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Camera: iPhone 5
Copyright: © Giancarlo Tursi