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The Reading Room under construction, British Museum, London, 1855. Albumen print of the building in progress, looking north, 24.7 x 29 cm.  In 1854, work began on the construction of a new domed Reading Room in the courtyard at the centre of the British Museum in Bloomsbury. It was designed by Sydney Smirke and took three years to build. Photo by William Lake Price. 
Location British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier ART306198 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 4560px × 3832px 
Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY 
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19th century CE
Architecture
Construction
Museum, architecture
Photograph