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The
Radcliffe Camera, as seen from the tower of the
University Church of St Mary the Virgin. The Radcliffe Camera, which is now part of the university's
Bodleian Library, was built between 1737 and 1749 with money bequeathed by
John Radcliffe. Designed by
James Gibbs, it is the earliest example in England of a circular library.