RADCLIFFE SQUARE THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY

Radcliffe Square, the finest square in Europe, is the historic heart of Oxford University. Radcliffe Square is named after John Radcliffe who left a huge amount of land to Oxford University. The square is home to the 18th century which is connected to the Bodleian Library by an underground tunnel. 

Radcliffe Square is used as a set for period films as it is the only modern building in the city. It is home to Radcliffe Camera and the University Church of St Mary the Virgin as well. There are two primary reading rooms in the Bodleian Library. The Upper reading room consists of books on History, Art, Archaeology, and Anthropology, while the Lower reading Room holds books on English Literature and Theology.

The Bodleian library is one of six legal deposit libraries for works published in the United Kingdom under the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003. Visit the library in the morning hours to avoid crowds and click a picture along with the stunning exterior of the library as it is one of the best places in oxford to get a mind-blowing picture. You can also rest and relax in the new Bodleian café located in the Weston Library with your loved ones or all alone and find beautiful gifts from the Bodleian shop.

Also Checkout: Things To Do In Liverpool

Highlights

• Step through one of the oldest libraries in Europe, the Bodleian Library which is also Oxford University’s main research library. The library is named after its founder Thomas Bodley.
• The Bodleian library contains over 13 million printed items and it is the second largest library in Britain followed by the British Library.
• Radcliffe Square is surrounded by buildings of Oxford’s University and railings in the center and laid by cobbles and grass. 
• Radcliffe Square is regarded as one of the most beautiful and popular places to see in Oxford and it attracts several tourists from all over the world.