The British Library
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries.
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Check out the library's free exhibition of the world's rarest and oldest books.
For visitors, the real highlight is a visit to the Sir John Ritblat Gallery where the most precious manuscripts, spanning almost three millennia, are held.
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The library's greatest treasures are on view to the general public: the Magna Carta, a Gutenberg Bible, Jane Austen's writings, and Shakespeare's First Folio.
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One of the world's great repositories of books, the British Library receives a copy of every single title published in the U.K., which are stored on 400 miles of shelves.
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Address: 96 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DB, UK
Website: https://www.bl.uk/
Phone: +44 330 333 1144
Hours: Closed
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Check out the library's free exhibition of the world's rarest and oldest books.
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