The Long Room at the Trinity College, Dublin
Welcome to the The Long Room at the Trinity College, Dublin
BUILT BETWEEN 1712 AND 1732, the Long Room at Trinity College’s Old Library holds the collection’s 200,000 oldest books.
The distinctive and beautiful barrel ceiling was added in 1860 to allow space for more works when the existing shelves became full. Marble busts of famous philosophers and writers line the central walkway of the nearly 200-foot-long room, created by sculptor Peter Schemakers beginning in 1743.
By far its most famous holding, however, is an extraordinary illuminated manuscript known as the Book of Kells.
It is thought to have been created around 800 AD by Christian monks on the Isle of Iona in Scotland.
The Book of Kells came to Trinity College in Dublin in 1661, for safekeeping after the Cromwellian raids on religious institutions. It has been on display since the 19th century.
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علمی وفکری اختلاف آپ کا حق ہے۔ بلاگ پر تمام خدمات بلا اجرت فی سبیل اللہ ہیں بس آپ سے اتنی گزارش ہے کہ بلاگ کو زیادہ سے زیادہ شئیر ،کمنٹس اور لائیک کریں ۔آپ اپنی پسندیدہ کتاب کی فرمائش کر سکتے ہیں۔اگر کسی کتاب کو ڈون لوڈ کرنے میں پریشانی ہو تو آپ کمنٹس میں لکھ دیجئے ان شاء اللہ اسکا لنک درست کر دیا جائے گا۔