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3. Enter the King’s buildingstatues in entrance hallThe two statues in the old entrance hall are 19th century statuesof Sappho, a Greek poetess, and Sophocles, a Greek dramatist,and were donated to the College in 1920. Just behind Sapphoon the staircase, you will see Reggie the Lion, who is the officialmascot of King’s College London Students’ Union (KCLSU).Now nearing his 90th birthday, Reggie has an identical twinin the KCLSU Student Centre in Waterloo, and has been thesubject of various student misappropriations over the years. Thestudents’ union newspaper, ‘ROAR’, is named in his honour.Immediately ahead of you is the Great HallThe Great Hall is used for College functions, careers events,lectures with guest speakers…and those all important exams.The plaque outside the Hall lists speakers at our annualCommemoration Orations over the years, which have includedformer Prime Minister Tony Blair, King’s alumnus ArchbishopDesmond Tutu and former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.4. Turn left out of the Great Hall and continue walking along Level 0.Edmond J. Safra Lecture TheatreOn your left is the Edmond J. Safra Lecture Theatre, Level 0This state-of-the-art lecture theatre incorporates continuous oakwriting desks and low-level task lighting, evoking the atmosphereof the original theatre. It is equipped to a very high standard andour students benefit from full audio-visual teaching facilities.5. Continue along the corridorThe South Range teaching rooms are on your right and left (eg K.018)These teaching rooms vary in size and accommodate between 12and 49 people in total.6. Walk up the stairs in front of you to Level 2River RoomThe River Room, an elegant and formal function space, is on the righthandside (NB there are no Levels 1, 3 or 5 in the King’s Building)7. Carry straight on and turn right into the social area.You are in the Chapters dining and social areaChapters is our main student refreshment area on the StrandCampus, and offers a wide range of food and drink, whilst thegallery up above provides comfortable seating and wirelessconnection.8. Come out of Chapters and walk straight ahead into the area directlyfacing you on the other side of the corridor.ChaptersSomerset CaféBoth Large and Small Somerset Rooms form part of King’s socialspaces, and also host numerous events and College dinners.3