The map below shows the plan of a museum in 1998 and after some changes were made in it in 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The blueprints above display the layout of a

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in 1998 and 2008, respectively. They show that in comparison with the original design in 1998, the whole

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was divided more clearly

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functions in 2008. The biggest function areas are

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rooms. They had been scattered in different corners of the

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,

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after renovation, they were now concentrated in two areas. One was a temporary

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room, located on the left side of the

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; the other was a permanent one, occupying the whole right side of the

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. Between the two

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areas was a centre garden, where, in 2008, there were some fountains and a comfy sitting area.

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the core area including the

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rooms and the garden, there were other rooms as well. To the east of the entrance was a shop, and a cloakroom where there had been a temporary

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room. What was situated at the northwest corner of the

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was a restaurant which had not been in 1998.