libraries
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Centre Pompidou
Paris, France
1971-77
Named for the President of France (1969-74) who commissioned the building, the Centre Pompidou was completed in 1977 as an arts and cultural center. It is a notable example of high-tech, “inside-out” architecture.
- Martin Luther King Memorial Library Washington, District of Columbia 1972
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Church of St Peter-In-The-East (St Edmund Hall Library)
Oxford, England
This 12th-century church is now the library for St Edmund Hall. It is surrounded by an ancient churchyard with grand old trees.
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Radcliffe Camera
Oxford, England
Completed in 1749, this lovely round building in the center of Oxford was designed by James Gibbs to house the Radcliffe Science Library.
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University of Virginia Rotunda
Charlottesville, Virginia
Inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, the Rotunda was designed by Thomas Jefferson to house the library of the University of Virginia.
- State Library of Oregon Salem, Oregon
- South Carolina State Library Columbia, South Carolina