Founder's Building
| Founder's Building | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Architectural style | French Renaissance |
| Town or city | Egham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Construction started | 1874 |
| Completed | 1881 |
| Inaugurated | 1886 |
| Cost | £600,000 |
| Client | Thomas Holloway |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | William Henry Crossland |
Coordinates: 51°25′29″N 00°34′00″W / 51.42472°N 0.56667°W
The Founder's Building was the original building of Royal Holloway College, University of London (RHUL), in Egham, Surrey, England. It is an example of Gothic Revival architecture in the United Kingdom. Today it is the dominant building on the campus.
The construction of the building began in 1874, and was completed in 1881. The building and the college were a £600,000 "gift to the nation" by the entrepreneur and philanthropist Thomas Holloway. It was designed by the architect William Henry Crossland, and inspired by the Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley, France.
The building was officially opened in 1886 by Queen Victoria, who allowed the use of "Royal" in the college's name by Royal mandate. A statue of Queen Victoria sits in the centre of the north quadrangle. The centre of the south quadrangle contains a statue of Thomas Holloway and his wife Jane. The marble statues were sculpted by Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Count Gleichen).
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