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Long Room, Trinity CollegeAdmont Abbey library | Long Room, Trinity College | Admont Abbey library |
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| Place | Dublin, Ireland | Styria, Austria |
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| Built | 1712–32 | 1776 |
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| Holdings | About 200,000 of the oldest books | About 200,000 works, 1,400 manuscripts, 530 incunabula |
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| Size | 63.7 × 12.2 × 14.2 m; 40 alcoves on two storeys; barrel vault of 1859–61 | 70 × 14 × 11 m (12.7 m under the central dome); seven domes, 48 windows |
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| Status | Open to visitors; Old Library closes late 2027, reopening expected 2030 | — |
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