Bodleian Library was where the scenes for the Hogwarts Infirmary as well as the Hogwarts Library were filmed.
Christ Church University is where the Great Hall cafeteria is located as well as the staircase and the halls where the Quidditch trophy case was.
The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It first opened in 1602. The most intriguing thing was that no one could check books out the books were chained to the bookshelves and even the king was unable to check out a book.
Christ Church University is known for an amazing writer by the name of Lewis Caroll author of Alice in Wonderland. We were given a tour into the small archival library that held beautiful books even some mini books. The ceiling of the main library here was gorgeous. And then we walked into a room to have a sitdown tour not knowing we were in Caroll's old office. After talking to us for over an hour we are told this and shown the original hand-drawn cover of the book as well as the first pictures.
Final Thoughts: I would absolutely enjoy taking my mom to see these books. Although the sitdown tour was quite long it was interesting.
More Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/79keFL195YqCCc9r6
https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/
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