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. |
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