Oxford 22-03-2006
Image by Karen Roe
The Radcliffe Camera, a large circular building with a lofty dome, was built by James Gibbs between 1737 and 1749 with money bequeathed by John Radcliffe (1650-1714), the famous physician, and was designed to house a library endowed by Radcliffe. In 1860 the Trustees of Dr Radcliffe's will transferred all works on natural sciences to premises in the University Museum, where they formed the nucleus of what is now the Radcliffe Science Library, in South Parks Road.
The Camera itself was first lent to the Bodleian Curators and later, in 1927, the Trustees presented the freehold to the University. The exterior stonework has been cleaned and partly refaced at the expense of the Historic Buildings Appeal.
The Camera now contains two reading rooms, mainly used by undergraduates. Beneath the lawn to the north is an underground book-store, built in 1912, connected with the Camera, and, by a subway, with the Old Library.
Oxford 22-03-2006
Image by Karen Roe
The Radcliffe Camera, a large circular building with a lofty dome, was built by James Gibbs between 1737 and 1749 with money bequeathed by John Radcliffe (1650-1714), the famous physician, and was designed to house a library endowed by Radcliffe. In 1860 the Trustees of Dr Radcliffe's will transferred all works on natural sciences to premises in the University Museum, where they formed the nucleus of what is now the Radcliffe Science Library, in South Parks Road.
The Camera itself was first lent to the Bodleian Curators and later, in 1927, the Trustees presented the freehold to the University. The exterior stonework has been cleaned and partly refaced at the expense of the Historic Buildings Appeal.
The Camera now contains two reading rooms, mainly used by undergraduates. Beneath the lawn to the north is an underground book-store, built in 1912, connected with the Camera, and, by a subway, with the Old Library.
vertical sign, Chicago Theatre (1921), 175 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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MM Neo-Baroque French-Revival theater designed for the Balaban & Katz chain by Cornelius W. Rapp and George L. Rapp (Rapp & Rapp) • 3,600 seats, auditorium 7 stories high, half a city block wide • billed as "the Wonder Theatre of the World" • exterior features 6-story miniature replica of Arc de Triomphe, Paris • grand lobby design modeled after Chapel Royal, Versailles • grand staircase patterned after Paris Opera House • 29-rank Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ
National Register of Historic Places #79000822, 1979 • designated Chicago Landmark, 1983 • closed, 1985 • purchased by Chicago Restoration Association, 1986 • restoration by Chicago architects Daniel P. Coffey & Associates and design consultants A.T. Heinspergen & Co. • reopened, 1986 • Chicago Theatre website • Wikipedia • Cinema Treasures
Chicago Theatre (1921), arch, 175 N State St, The Loop. Chicago, IL, USA
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MM Neo-Baroque French-Revival theater designed for the Balaban & Katz chain by Cornelius W. Rapp and George L. Rapp (Rapp & Rapp) • 3,600 seats, auditorium 7 stories high, half-city-block wide • billed as "the Wonder Theatre of the World" • exterior features 6-story miniature replica of Arc de Triomphe, Paris • grand lobby design modeled after Chapel Royal, Versailles • grand staircase patterned after Paris Opera House • 29-rank Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ
National Register of Historic Places #79000822, 1979 • designated Chicago Landmark, 1983 • closed, 1985 • purchased by Chicago Restoration Association, 1986 • restoration by Chicago architects Daniel P. Coffey & Associates and design consultants A.T. Heinspergen & Co. • reopened, 1986 • Chicago Theatre website • Wikipedia • Cinema Treasures
block view, Chicago Theatre (1921), 175 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois
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MM Neo-Baroque French-Revival theater designed for the Balaban & Katz chain by Cornelius W. Rapp and George L. Rapp (Rapp & Rapp) • 3,600 seats, auditorium 7 stories high, half-city-block wide • billed as "the Wonder Theatre of the World" • exterior features 6-story miniature replica of Arc de Triomphe, Paris • grand lobby design modeled after Chapel Royal, Versailles • grand staircase patterned after Paris Opera House • 29-rank Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ
National Register of Historic Places #79000822, 1979 • designated Chicago Landmark, 1983 • closed, 1985 • purchased by Chicago Restoration Association, 1986 • restoration by Chicago architects Daniel P. Coffey & Associates and design consultants A.T. Heinspergen & Co. • reopened, 1986 • Chicago Theatre website • Wikipedia • Cinema Treasures
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