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Image View Description:

Interior: Reading Room

Date:

1823-1852, 1854-1857

Location:

London (England)

Work Type:

architecture

Culture:

English

Creator:

Smirke, Robert

Creator Nationality:

English

Creator Dates:

1780-1867

Creator Role:

architect

Creator 2:

Smirke, Sydney

Creator 2 Nationality:

English

Creator 2 Dates:

1798-1877

Creator 2 Role:

architect

Style / Period:

Greek Revival

Photographer:

Andrew Tallon

Notes:

The Reading Room was designed by Sydney Smirke, younger brother of the museum’s architect Robert Smirke, in 1854, and completed in 1857.

Record ID:

1617_ha2005_britishmuseum_vr_003