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I have lived in Washington DC almost twenty years and have visited most of the museums, buildings and attractions at one time or another. To me, the most impressive is the Thomas Jefferson Building, the oldest and most recognizable Library of Congress building.
I have visited the LOC a few times but never attempted to get photos until my last visit. The scale is simply overwhelming. My lack of experience for indoor, architectural photography did not do justice to the grandeur of the place, but hopefully this short series will be of some interest. To me it's a must-see for any visit to DC.
This is a shot of the ceiling in one area; my 24mm lens was barely wide enough. View Large for the best look.
The library of Turku, Finland.
Leica M8.2 with Carl Zeiss Biogon 2.8/25
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Library with yellow trim--a welcomed relief from common white trim. The home was built in 1930 at the edge of town on a dairy farm, and now it's centrally located in a high dollar area.
The beautiful Newberry Library building was designed by architect Henry Ives Cobb, and opened in 1893. It is located at 60 West Walton Street in Chicago.
aka the Abraham Glen House, a rare "Dutch Colonial heavy timber frame house" built in the 1730s and in use as a library since 1930. In 2004 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Scotia, New York.
"Le Château de Chantilly abrite l’une des plus riches bibliothèques de France. Les trésors accumulés par les différents propriétaires de Chantilly ont été complétés et magnifiés avec passion par le duc d’Aumale, qui fut le plus grand bibliophile de son temps. Le Cabinet des livres aménagé par l’architecte Honoré Daumet à la fin du XIXe siècle forme un écrin pour les manuscrits des princes de Condé et les trésors du duc d’Aumale. Un hommage y est rendu au Grand Condé dont le buste, par Coysevox, attire le regard sur la cheminée, tandis que les armoiries des compagnons d’armes du prince ornent le plafond"
(texte tiré du site chateaudechantilly.fr)
The Bizzell Memorial Library is located at The University of Oklahoma (OU) in Norman, Oklahoma. It was built in 1928 in the Collegiate Gothic or Cherokee Gothic Style.
The library was built during the administration of OU's fifth president, William Bennett Bizzell. It is named in his honor.
Collegiate Gothic was an architectural style subgenre of Gothic Revival architecture, popular in the late-19th and early-20th centuries for college and high school buildings in the United States.
Cherokee Gothic is a term coined by Frank Lloyd Wright for the vernacular architectural style on OU's campus. He invented the term while on a tour of the campus.
Front of the library. Note the gargoyles on the turrets.
* This is the main bldg of the downtown branch. I hadn't been inside here since high school*
I went to the Houston Public Library (downtown branch) after work today to do some research on the history of my neighborhood. Mangum Manor is officially 50 years old. In December 1954, the neighborhood's first residents, the Sullivans, moved in to 5019 Saxon. At the time, Donna Lynn (my current street) didn't even exist. It wouldn't be for another 15 years that what is now 290 would exist.
This is a place you can always find ducks and geese.. and Flowers in season.. This is not the front of the building even tho it looks like it.. The front door is on the right side where the parking area is but I think this is a lot more beautiful... Happy Windows Wednesday, Everybody
Shelves of books line a corridor in Chethams Library, Manchester
Chetham's Library in Manchester is the oldest free public reference library in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1653 under the will of Humphrey Chetham and has been in continuous use since.
The library holds more than 100,000 volumes of printed books, of which 60,000 were published before 1851.
Chetham's was the meeting place of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels when Marx visited Manchester. The economics books Marx was reading at the time can be seen on a shelf in the library, as can the window seat where Marx and Engels would meet.
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This is a new project called Manchester's forgotten architecture. There is a disturbing revolution happening in Manchester. It is turning into a Londonesque skyline with Steel and Glass being the order of the day. Older buildings and yes, streets are being demolished to make way for this "progress." One developer actually said, " We are demolishing buildings that perhaps have local history, but not recognised as national importance. It is in Manchester's interest to let go of it's past and embrace it's future.
Here is a picture of Manchester Law Library, still fully stocked with papers dating back to 1820. The majority of the artifacts have now been moved to a new facility. It is worth noting that this building receives no public funding for its upkeep. All privately funded by its members.As for the future of this beautiful building? well, it is a Grade II listed building, but that has never stopped a determined developer.
Etu-Töölössä sijaitseva entinen Kauppakorkeakoulun päärakennus on rakennettu funktionalistiseen tyyliin. Kuva on otettu pian rakennuksen valmistumisen jälkeen ennen kirjastomateriaalin sisäänmuutoa. Kuvassa on kirjaston asiakaspalvelupöytä, joka ei ole vielä lopullisella paikallaan.
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Everton Library, sadly closed down and falling into disrepair. A really lovely building that should be saved and re-opened.
Visited today for the official opening ceremony of this refurbished and remodelled library.
Had to choose this corner for photo of the day - as it features the quote from Andrew Carnegie: A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people, it is a never failing spring in the desert.