Say hello to the Radcliffe Camera, with the Latin translation of "camera" - room - coming into play here. The other half of the name comes from John Radcliffe, who had a very successful medical career late in the 1600s and early in the 1700s. Some of his patients were royalty. Radcliffe didn't have any children, so he decided his money should go to Oxford.
If you think buildings take time to be constructed now, considered that Radcliffe died in 1714 and the foundation for a new foundation for a library wasn't put in place until 1737. Then add more than 10 years, as the outside was done in 1747 and the inside was finished in 1748.
Radcliffe Camera is surrounded by a good-sized lawn, adding to impressive stature. The problem is that the place is not open to the public - not that we expected to go in on Easter Sunday. It turns out that the place is just as nice on the inside. I felt like studying something after watching the video:
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