Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library

The Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library holds a large portion of the classical, art historical, and archaeological works belonging to the University of Oxford, .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—9:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Sunday: 11:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: library of the University of Oxford with Papyrology rooms, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library”, “BAAL”, “Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library & Griffith Institute”, “Sackler Library”, “Sackler Library & Griffith Institute”, and “Sackler Library, University of Oxford”
  • Address: 1 St John Street, Oxford, OX1 2LG

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Balliol College and St Cross 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 740 feet east of Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library.

University
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, known colloquially as StX, is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1965, St Cross is a graduate college with gothic and traditional-style buildings on a central site in St Giles', just south of Pusey Street. is situated 370 feet north of Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges. is situated 1,400 feet north of Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library.

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.

Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library

Latitude
51.75544° or 51° 45′ 20″ north
Longitude
-1.26109° or 1° 15′ 40″ west
Inception
2001
Operator
University of Oxford
Open location code
9C3WQP4Q+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27183574
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2210813
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