The Reading Room of the British Museum
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:library
|
| gptkbp:architect |
gptkb:Sydney_Smirke
|
| gptkbp:closedToReaders |
1997
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:currentUse |
gptkb:museum
|
| gptkbp:diameter |
42.6 metres
|
| gptkbp:features |
book stacks
catalogue cabinets central desk |
| gptkbp:heritageStatus |
Grade I listed building
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Reading Room of the British Museum
|
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
other library reading rooms
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:London |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
circular design
large domed roof |
| gptkbp:numberOfFloors |
iron
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1857
|
| gptkbp:openToPublic |
restricted (historically by application)
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:British_Library_(until_1997)
|
| gptkbp:reopenedAsExhibitionSpace |
2000
|
| gptkbp:roofType |
gptkb:glass
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:George_Bernard_Shaw
gptkb:Karl_Marx gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi gptkb:Oscar_Wilde gptkb:Virginia_Woolf |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sydney_Smirke
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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