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Many periods of English history are impressively documented in Oxford’s streets, houses, colleges and chapels. Within one square mile alone, the city has more than 900 buildings of architectural or historical interest. For the visitor this presents a challenge — there is no single building that dominates Oxford, no famous fortress or huge cathedral that will give you a short-cut view of the city. Even Oxford’s famous University is spread amidst a tangle of 35 different colleges and halls in various parts of the city centre, side by side with shops and offices. Nor does Oxford flaunt its treasures; behind department stores lurk grand Palladian doorways or half-hidden crannies of medieval architecture. The entrance to a college may me tucked down a narrow alleyway, and even then it is unlikely to be signposted.
The preposition “amidst” can be synonymous with among.