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¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Buildings

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº has more than 250 buildings comprising 6.5 million square foot across the UK. This mixture of owned and leased space is used as accommodation, teaching and research space, public realm and offices

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Building factsÌý

  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº was the first university institution to be established in London.
  • Our first building was bought in 1826Ìýfor £100 byÌýJeremy Bentham, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's founder.Ìý
  • Our original campus is in Bloomsbury, central London although we have buildings acrossÌýthe United Kingdom.Ìý
  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº opened the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº East campusÌýinÌýQueen Elizabeth Olympic ParkÌýinÌýStratford, East London. Our second campus since our founding in 1826.Ìý
  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº sustained considerable bomb damage during the Second World War, including to the Great Hall and the Carey Foster Physics Laboratory.Ìý
  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº campusÌýhas been used as a location for a number of film and television productions, includingÌýDoctor in the HouseÌý(1954),ÌýGladiatorÌý(2000),ÌýThe Mummy ReturnsÌý(2001),ÌýThe Dark KnightÌý(2008) andÌýInceptionÌý(2010).

The Future of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's buildingsÌý

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº EastÌý

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº East represents the largest ever single expansion of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº since the University was founded nearly 200 years ago. A new campus located on the Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park, to the south of the Aquatics Centre and the ArcelorMittal Orbit. One Pool Street and Marshgate are openÌýand will be the core of the new campus as it continues to expand over the next decade.

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