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The State Library of Victoria invites you to celebrate the centenary of its iconic dome

Since 1913 the Library's domed reading room has been the symbolic heart of our great institution. Celebrate the scholarship, creativity and learning this architectural icon has inspired for generations of Victorians. Learn more

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A little poem about the dome

By Joanna Holman
Friday 04 October 2013 0 Comments
poetry

Under the majestic dome

The world stops 

As quiet strangers sit

Lost in glorious ideas

Drawn into magic stories

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