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Timothy has been making these exquisite plaster models for the last 25 years, including many projects for the Bodleian Library and Sir John Soane museum. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Reserve Tickets. Plan Your Visit. Getting Here. Upcoming Programs. Interaction Lab. National Design Awards. Corporate Support. Explore the Collection. Research Library.

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Gal ». Pin It. August 15th, Category: columns. Weston Library. Sheldonian Theatre. Exeter College. Trinity College. Bridge of Sighs. History of Science Museum. All Souls College. Hertford College. Write a review Upload a photo. Most Recent. Very good. Dimitris L Sydney, Australia 33, contributions. We came across this lovely looking domed building while wandering around Oxford University during our short visit there.

It is really beautiful and ironically one of the most photographed buildings in this area, despite the fact not very much actually takes place inside. It is part of a library. According to information provided it was completed in , and is one of England's earliest examples of a round library. Great architecture indeed! TeamWard Nottingham, UK 4, contributions.

J Teo Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2, contributions. The Radcliffe Camera. No, it isn't a camera belonging to Radcliffe. It's a library facility that's part of the Bodleian Libraries, with Camera here meaning "room" in Latin. I did had the confusion while looking at this thing and for awhile my impression was that this was an observatory of sorts and had expected a telescopic camera to extend out of its dome roof.

Sorry, I'm a Latin noob. When I tried to get in here the guy on the door said it's not open to the public - only students, but it's sometimes possible to see it as part of a guided tour. So I went to the ticket desk in the courtyard of the Bodelian Library opposite the Radcliffe Camera, and the guy there said that the Radcliffe Camera isn't normally included in their guided tours, but it would be included on just one tour that day at 2pm , because another part of the tour was closed.

This started inside the Bodleian Library, and ended up at the Radcliffe Camera. Saw amazing ceilings in the Divinity Room and Duke Humpfreys library inside the Bodelian library, and the Radcliffe Camera has another amazing ceiling.