Repairs to Oxford's 15th century Old Bodleian Library could be worthy of an international award.
The library, in Broad Street, the roof of which had been ravaged by Deathwatch beetle, is on the shortlist of the annual Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors awards.
Judges have now visited the Grade I listed building to inspect the improvements.
The project at the Old Bodleian Library has been expanded from purely repair and conservation work to include full refurbishment and modernisation. The first stage of the 4.6m repairs was completed last October, with further stages being carried out this summer and in 2001.
The work should be completed in time for the library's 400th anniversary in 2002.
Other entries on the shortlist include the much-praised Tate Modern, the London Eye and the Royal Opera House, as well as projects in Bermuda, Australia and Sri Lanka.
The shortlisted schemes are being judged throughout the summer, and the winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in London in the autumn.
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