Taylor Institution

The Taylor Institution is the Oxford University library dedicated to the study of the languages of Europe. Its building also includes lecture rooms used by the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford.
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  • Opening hours: September—July Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—7:00 PM and August Monday—Saturday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 PM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: 1845 building containing an Oxford University library
  • Also known as: “Institutio Tayloriana”, “Taylor Institute”, “Taylorian”, and “Taylorian Institute”
  • Address: St Giles‘, Oxford, OX1 3NA
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Balliol College and Trinity College.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. Founded in 1263 by nobleman John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world. is situated 450 feet southeast of Taylor Institution.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas Pope, on land previously occupied by Durham College, home to Benedictine monks from . is situated 620 feet east of Taylor Institution.

Library
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The holds a large portion of the classical, art historical, and archaeological works belonging to the University of Oxford, . is situated 330 feet west of Taylor Institution.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxford and Jericho.

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is the oldest university city in the , some 50 miles to the west of the capital in its own county of , on the rivers Thames and Cherwell.

Suburb
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is a historic suburb of the English city of . It consists of the streets bounded by the , , Walton Street and Walton Well Road.

Quarter
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The estate is a residential suburb in , . It is part of central North Oxford. To the north is with its crescents, to the east is the , to the south are the University Parks and to the west is Walton Manor, on the other side of Banbury Road.

Taylor Institution

Latitude
51.75556° or 51° 45′ 20″ north
Longitude
-1.25964° or 1° 15′ 35″ west
Inception
1845
Levels
2
Operator
University of Oxford
Open location code
9C3WQP4R+64
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Taylor Institution” goes by many names.
  • French: “Institution Taylor”
  • German: “Taylor Institution”
  • Japanese: “テイラー研究所”
  • Russian: “Институт Тейлора”
  • Russian: “Тейлоровский институт”

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Highlights include Martyrs’ Memorial, Oxford and Randolph Hotel.

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