Great Court, Reading Room; British Museum

By trayes | Published: 2009 | Location: Westminster, London, UK

: Reading Room exterior; Queen Elizabeth II Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: No two alike, 3,312 glass panels arch over the two-acre space that is the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: With every step, another view; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Sweeps of glass and shadow; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Looking up at a section of the glass, steel roof of the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: A sense of scale; Reading Room exterior; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: The classic and the new Reading Room under what appears to be the swirling glass and steel roof of the Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Benefactors; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: A splash of red; Reading Room exterior; Queen Elizabeth II Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: An example of Greek Revival architecture stands in contrast to the overarching steel and glass roof of the Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Where reality is echoed in shadow; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: A pattern of unique panels; no two of 3,312 exactly the same; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Contrasting architectural styles; a Greek Revival facade and the curving Reading Room exterior wall; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Strength, beauty, a curve of glass in a roof that covers two acres, making it the largest covered space in Europe; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: From the Reading Room exterior walk; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Feeding the body as well as the mind; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Pass in review; cafeteria line; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Inside, outside; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: In sweeping silhouette; steel and glass roof section; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Sun catcher; steel and glass roof section; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Straight on and kissed by the sun; Greek Revival column; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Wood sculpture/carving detail; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Vortex; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

: Modern mosaic; glass and steel roof section; Great Court; British Museum; London, England. October 2009.

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