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环球地理:牛津,博德莱安图书馆 Bodleian Library



bodleian library, oxford, england, 1995

"the radcliffe camera, one of [oxford] university's central buildings, towers some 150 feet (46 meters) above a cobbled square."

text adapted from "the style and substance of oxford," november 1995, national geographic magazine

photographed on assignment for, but not published in, "lawrence of arabia: a hero's journey," january 1999, national geographic magazine

博德莱安图书馆, 牛津, 英格兰,1995

雷德克里夫楼,屹立在牛津鹅卵石广场上, 高150英尺(46米).它是牛津大学中心建筑之一.

注:radcliffe camera:它位于st. mary the virgin正后方的圆形建筑物,建筑本身的灵感来自于雅典的风之塔(tower of the winds),而“camera”在拉丁文里是指房间的意思; radcliffe camera主要是为了收藏17世纪的医生约翰.雷德克里夫庞大的藏书, 于1749年建馆完成,1861年之后成为bodleian library 的分馆,目前馆内只被当作阅览室来使用,所以并没有对外开放参观.