In Popular Culture
The Jedi archives of the Jedi Temple in the movie Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones bear a resemblance to the Long Room of the Trinity College Library. This resemblance resulted in controversy as permission had not been sought to use the building's likeness in the film. However, Lucasfilm denied that the Trinity library was the basis for the Jedi archives, and officials from Trinity College Library decided not to take legal actions.
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