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Tracing the development of #MedicalScience & #Medicine, from surgery, anatomy & public health, the #FoyleLibrary holds rare medical books from #KingsCollegeLondon’s School of Medicine & Dentistry. Located in the #MaughanLibrary, these historic volumes that were once kept in different hospital libraries, preserve centuries of scientific healing knowledge #KCLArchives #KCLMedic
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The #MaughanLibrary is the main #ResearchLibrary of #KingsCollegeLondon & part of the #StrandCampus. Originally the headquarters of the #PublicRecordOffice, it was built in 1851 by the architect Sir #JamesPennethorne. Famed for its #GothicRevival architecture & strong-room design, it is the UK’s 1st purpose-built fireproof archive known as “The strong-box of the Empire.”
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For #InternationalStudents the stately artworks at the #MaughanLibrary, inc. the #Bronze #Confucius, #WalterCrane’s #FiveContinent reliefs & #PietroTorrigiano’s #TudorTombs, create a sense of belonging to a global scholarly community. Diverse histories echo & unfold at this #CulturalLandmark, enabling connections & threads of identity to be traced home #KCLInternationalLife
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The #GothicHalls & Dodecagonal #ReadingRoom at the #MaughanLibrary features in #PopularCulture: #TheDaVinciCode, #EnolaHolmes & #ChineseArtist #JayChou #MusicVideo. For #InternationalStudents, it’s a place where familiar cultural symbols seen through mainstream media converge, igniting memories that connect us to our own home cultures #KCLInternationalLife #KingsCollegeLondon
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Inspired by the #BritishMuseum design & added in 1863, the Dodecagonal #ReadingRoom at the #MaughanLibrary features a 12-sided ceiling that fans out from a centrepoint. Beneath the #StainedGlassDome, students converge in a communal space that reflects the multi-faceted & diverse paths we each draw, amidst the quiet ritual of study #KCLInternationalLife #KingsCollegeLondon
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#AncientTeacher #Confucius stands in #Bronze outside the #MaughanLibrary, a gift from #HongKong & a symbol of wisdom in #ChineseThought. During exam season, #Chinese students leave fruit at his feet, a quiet wishful tradition to be blessed. In this space & small act, #East meets #West, not in words, but in the unspoken language of a shared belief. #KCLInternationalLife
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