Radcliffe camera

Constructed from 1737 to 1749 the Radcliffe camera was originally a science library. The money for the building came from a bequest from John Radcliffe, the royal physician, and a competition was set up for the best design. The prize was eventually won by James Gibbs but he was persuaded to alter his original plans to the present design, which is similar to the concept of Nicholas Hawksmoor (he had died before the prize was awarded) who was responsible for the design of the adjacent All Souls College.

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RichardLowkes says:

ooh heavenly. looking forward to getting back ;)
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little.jafa says:

great photo
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Keri dreams of a Pentax K-x says:

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wit, fantastic shot! The light is incredible and beautiful!
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MBrus says:

Great lighting, it was worth to wake up earlier! Too bad we see the bikes in right bottom corner, they distract a bit.
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mike nl [deleted] says:

beautiful architecture and great composition!
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~Sonnenaufgang~ [deleted] says:

Love this architectures
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langga_kita(hibernating..) says:

love this!
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dellafels says:

Very good pic and historicly backround.
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dellafels says:

Very good pic and historicly backround. 123 history
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skin says:

The discussion on this picture for the Weekly pool can be found here.
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destinatio says:

Very beautiful!
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Martin Beek says:

Great image of a familiar landmark, one always gets something if you're in this part of town. I like it.
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mortimer? says:

I love the colour you captured!

See another angle here:

I geottaged your photo so people can find it in oxford ;) See on the map.

tag1
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k a r m a k o r d says:

magnificent architecture. i love the golden tones of the building...and the sky nicely softens the photo up a bit. tag2
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mamabrarian says:

Nice warm glow on the building. I'd love to see this in person. tag3
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wit says:

Thanks for the geotagging mortimerpa thats really cool. Thanks also to everyone else for the kind comments.
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Jackie Kever says:

Great photo. Nice the history of this building.
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Arria Belli says:

Thanks for uploading your photo under a Creative Commons license. This has enabled its use on Wikipedia. Here it is in a category of photos of the Radcliffe Camera:

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Radcliffe _Camera
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