Radcliffe Camera, Oxford from St Mary's Church designed by James Gibbs

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The circular dome and drum of the Radcliffe Camera is one of the most distinctive landmarks in a city full of distinctive buildings. The camera (the word means simply "room") was built 1737-1749 with £40,000 bequeathed by Dr John Radcliffe, the royal physician to house a new library. Today it is the main reading room of the Bodleian Library and holds some 600,000 books in underground rooms beneath Radcliffe Square.

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Size: 3571px × 5000px
Location: Oxford, England
Photo credit: © Dave Henrys / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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