Detail View: SHIMMER: British Museum
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Title:
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British Museum
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Caption:
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The Great Court
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Creation Date:
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2000
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Image Date:
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2000
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Period:
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19th century ; 21st century
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Location:
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London
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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FOSTER , SMIRKE
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Image ID:
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00-4363
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Description:
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View of the Great Court at night. The museum shop is to the left beneath the staircase leading up to the old Reading Room. Seats for refreshment are to the right. Norman Foster's glass roof covers the original exterior courtyard by Smirke. Google maps: < https://goo.gl/maps/O2Lxa > .
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Rights:
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© Dave Ball
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Image Storage Location:
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http://helios.shu.ac.uk/00-4363.tif
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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FOSTER, Norman
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1935
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Creator:
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SMIRKE, Sydney
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1798
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1877
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Subject Heading:
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Art museum architecture
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Subject Heading:
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Art museums -- Design and construction
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Subject Heading:
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Art museums -- England -- London
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Subject Heading:
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Museums -- England -- London
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Subject Heading:
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Glass construction
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Subject Heading:
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Heritage tourism -- Great Britain
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Subject Heading:
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Tourism -- England -- London
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Subject Heading:
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Culture and tourism
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Subject Heading:
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Neoclassicism (Architecture)
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