'Reading Room of the Great Library at the British Museum seen from the Entrance', c1935. Creator: Fleming.

'Reading Room of the Great Library at the British Museum seen from the Entrance', c1935. Creator: Fleming.

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'Reading Room of the Great Library at the British Museum seen from the Entrance', c1935. The circular Reading Room of the British Museum in central London was designed by Sydney Smirke (1798-1877). Construction began in 1854 and was completed in 1857. The Reading Room used to be the main reading room of the British Library. Famous users include Karl Marx, Lenin, Ghandi, Oscar Wilde, Rudyard Kipling and Virginia Woolf. From "Wonderful London, Volume 3", edited by Arthur St John Adcock. [The Fleetway House, London, c1935]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Fleming, attributed to: : Photographer
People Related
  1. Arthur St John Adcock: English, British: Author, writer, poet
  2. Sydney Smirke: British: Architect

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Locations & Buildings Other

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5430x3664
File Size : 58,288kb


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  1. 0580055048
  1. 2-703-758
  1. 2703758

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