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The Radcliffe Camera (Camera, meaning "room" in Latin; colloquially, "Rad Cam" or "The Camera") is a building of Oxford University, England, designed by James Gibbs in neo-classical style and built in 1737–49 to house the Radcliffe Science Library. It is sited to the south of the Old Bodleian, north of St. Mary's Church, and between Brasenose College to the west and All Souls College to the east.
The Library's construction and maintenance was funded from the estate of John Radcliffe, a notable doctor, who left £40,000 upon his death in 1714. According to the terms of his will, construction only began in 1737, although the intervening period saw the complex purchase of the site. The exterior was complete in 1747 and the interior finished by 1748, although the Library's opening was delayed until 13 April 1749.
Upon completion, Francis Wise was appointed as its first librarian. Until 1810, the Library housed books covering a wide range of subjects, but under George Williams it narrowed its focus to the sciences. Williams brought the Library from a state of neglect up to date, although by 1850 the Radcliffe Library still lagged behind the Bodleian. It was at this point that Henry Wentworth Acland, then librarian, laid out plans for the Radcliffe Library building to merge with the University and the Library's collection of books to be moved to the newly constructed Radcliffe Science Library, which were accepted by the Library's trustees and the University. It was at this point that the building became known as the Radcliffe Camera, serving as a reading room for the Bodleian.
Or "Rad Cam," for short.
Oxford, England
It houses the Radcliffe Science Library at Oxford University.
Here's some more info about the Radcliffe Camera on Wikipedia, if you're interested.
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Radcliffe Camera, Oxford - 21mm Distagon
Had to get in close to the fence to avoid the daytime tourists in front of me, so then forced to tilt the camera upwards post correcting the verticals later in PS.
Added some HDR processing and BLENCOMO to add some drama.
An image of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford. I took 3 seperate images and blended with Photomatix to create this HDR image.
Radcliffe Camera, Oxford - "camera" meaning room in Latin, it's a reading room but sadly not open to the public.
The Radcliffe Camera (Camera, meaning "room" in Latin; colloquially, "Rad Cam" or "The Camera") is a building of Oxford University, England, designed by James Gibbs in neo-classical style and built in 1737–1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library. It is sited to the south of the Old Bodleian, north of St. Mary's Church, and between Brasenose College to the west and All Souls College to the east.
The Radcliffe Camera, University of Oxford.
Jetlag still has me up at 5 am, well before the current sunrise at 8 am. It was a perfect winter morning so I took advantage with a walk around town. A few more to come :) .
Designed by James Gibbs in a neo-classical style and built around 1737 this building houses the Radcliffe science library. One of many gorgeous historical buildings in the centre of Oxford
I thought i'd try and get some more unusual photos of famous Oxford landmarks. This is the Radcliffe camera, which is now the main reading room within the Bodliean library.
It's the weekend.....
The Radcliffe Camera, Radcliffe Square. Oxford. Nov. 2009
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The Radcliffe Camera with the tower of St Marys University Church behind and All-Souls College to the left. This picture was taken from the gardens of Exeter College.
The Radcliffe Camera is a building of the University of Oxford, England, designed by James Gibbs in a Baroque style and built in 1737–49 to house the Radcliffe Science Library.
The Radcliffe camera in Oxford, just as the sun was starting to set.
Decided to shoot this oblique, just to ensure there were no people in the shot.
I get very scared at the thought of painting buildings, so thought I should jump in and practise some more to build my confidence.