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British Library: Exterior · A British Library modern épülete
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British Library: Exterior
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British Library: Exterior · Outside the British Library The Isaac Newton statue sitting in the courtyard of the British Library
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British Library: Interior · The atrium and stairway of the British Library, London
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British Library: Interior · London - Euston Road - British Library 1962-97 by Sir Colin Alexander St John ("Sandy") Wilson
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British Library: Detail · British Library - Joy of Museums - for details see www.joyofmuseums.com
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British Library: Plan · A floorplan of the first floor of the British Library in St
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British Library: Elevation · Front elevation of the British Library, London
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British Library: Model · Model of the British Library
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Photo 1: Exterior · A British Library modern épületePhoto 2: ExteriorPhoto 3: Exterior · Outside the British Library The Isaac Newton statue sitting in the courtyard of the British Library Photo 4: Interior · The atrium and stairway of the British Library, LondonPhoto 5: Interior · London - Euston Road - British Library 1962-97 by Sir Colin Alexander St John ("Sandy") WilsonPhoto 6: Detail · British Library - Joy of Museums - for details see www.joyofmuseums.comPhoto 7: Plan · A floorplan of the first floor of the British Library in StPhoto 8: Elevation · Front elevation of the British Library, LondonPhoto 9: Model · Model of the British Library

Library · Late modernism

British Library

Colin St John Wilson, MJ Long · London, GB · 1997

Key featuresStepped red-brick masses round a raised piazza; inside, the King's Library rises as a tall glass tower.

Architect
Colin St John Wilson, MJ Long
Place
London, GB
Year
1997
Typology
Library
Movement
Late modernism
Region
Europe
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