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title: The Long Room, Trinity College Dublin
author: Wanda Marcussen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14303/the-long-room-trinity-college-dublin/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-04-27
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# The Long Room, Trinity College Dublin

_Authored by [Wanda Marcussen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/wanda.marcussen/)_

## Image File

[![The Long Room, Trinity College Dublin](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14303.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14303.jpeg)

## Image Caption

The Long Room is the main chamber of the old library of [Trinity](https://www.worldhistory.org/Trinity/) College. The room was built between 1712 and 1732, while the roof was raised in 1860 to make room for more books, giving the Long Room its iconic appearance.

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## About the Author

Wanda Marcussen is a doctoral research fellow in environmental history at the University of Oslo. Her academic interest includes climate history, marine environmental history, and cultural heritage studies.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Marcussen, W. (2021, June 19). The Long Room, Trinity College Dublin. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14303/the-long-room-trinity-college-dublin/>
### Chicago
Marcussen, Wanda. "The Long Room, Trinity College Dublin." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 19, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14303/the-long-room-trinity-college-dublin/>.
### MLA
Marcussen, Wanda. "The Long Room, Trinity College Dublin." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Jun 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14303/the-long-room-trinity-college-dublin/>.

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