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Ephesus, now in modern day Turkey, was built in the 10th century BC on the coast of Ionia and was a great seaport. Known for its Temple of Artemis, one of the seven Ancient Wonders of the World, it came under Roman control in 129 BC. Built in AD 115-125, this library fell during an earthquake in AD 270 and was not rebuilt until the 1970s. The interior measures 70 by 80 feet and held approximately 15,000 scrolls. The Apostle Paul came here to Ephesus and in 380 the destruction of the Pagan temples was legalised and Christianity was declared the official religion. A Jewish menorah is engraved into the steps of the library evidencing the presence of the early church in Ephesus.
Innsbruck, Austria: We had a tour of the Stift Wilten Monastery Abbey including the Library captured in this shot.
Stift Wilten is part of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg.
There's nothing like a guided tour to open one's eyes. I'd heard of the Portico Library, but didn't know where it was. But that's partly because the downstairs frontage in Mosley Street is a pub. The entrance is in Charlotte Street.
Opened in 1806, their web site says: "Leading exponent of the classical revival and architect of the earlier Liverpool Lyceum, Thomas Harrison was chosen to design the building. Builders David Bellhouse and Sons realised Harrison’s plans and delivered the resulting building for £6,881 5s. 3d."
Up a few flights of narrow stairs is this imposing reading room and exhibition space. Unfortunately the exhibition currently on prevented my showing the whole expanse of the interior. But see their web site for more details - and if you are local - visit and support it!
The family of founding Vice-Chancellor Sir Albert Sloman returned to our Colchester Campus to officially open the extension to the library named in his honour. Lady Sloman was joined by family from around the world including her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The reason we had popped down to London for the day - we were treated to a very good lunch at the Travellers' Club. A gentlemen's club, it was founded in 1819 and its current building was designed by Charles Barry (also architect of the Houses of Parliament) in 1832. Certainly a different world...
Elegant country mansion set in attractive formal gardens and extensive parkland
Explore Kingston Lacy, a lavish family home built to resemble an Italian Palace.
There’s plenty to see, from grand, beautifully detailed carvings, to intimate family souvenirs and even strange curiosities such as an ‘I owe you’ note from a king.
An art lover’s dream, take a look at rooms teeming with paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Titian and Brueghel. In the Egyptian Room you can discover the largest private collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts in the UK.
Enjoy a summer picnic on the south lawn or let the children run wild in the nearby play areas. Have a wander around the Japanese Garden, complete with authentic tea house or take a sheltered walk through the surrounding woodland. You can even learn how to grow your own food in the ‘Community Growing Spaces'.
Why head out on bike to explore our diverse 8,500 hectare estate. From Iron Age forts, to colourful heath land, water meadows and even a roman road, there’s loads to see.
Don’t forget to pop into the restaurant to try our home Elegant country mansion set in attractive formal gardens and extensive parkland
Explore Kingston Lacy, a lavish family home built to resemble an Italian Palace.
There’s plenty to see, from grand, beautifully detailed carvings, to intimate family souvenirs and even strange curiosities such as an ‘I owe you’ note from a king.
An art lover’s dream, take a look at rooms teeming with paintings by Rubens, Van Dyck, Titian and Brueghel. In the Egyptian Room you can discover the largest private collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts in the UK.
Enjoy a summer picnic on the south lawn or let the children run wild in the nearby play areas. Have a wander around the Japanese Garden, complete with authentic tea house or take a sheltered walk through the surrounding woodland. You can even learn how to grow your own food in the ‘Community Growing Spaces'.
Why head out on bike to explore our diverse 8,500 hectare estate. From Iron Age forts, to colourful heath land, water meadows and even a roman road, there’s loads to see.
The bookshelves on the third floor of the library. Taken for UMFLINT24.
(UMFLINT24 is a once-yearly photography project at the University of Michigan-Flint where students and faculty document campus-wide activity in pictures over a 24-hour period.)
'Water, Selected' is part of Vatnasafn / The Library of Water, an art project by Roni Horn in Stykkishólmur, Iceland. In this photograph, the view of the town and fjord is refracted through a glass column of glacial water
The distinctive frontage of the Library of Birmgham, which opened in 2013. It was designed by Francine Houben.
Anthony Boucher - The Case of the Crumpled Knave
Popular Library 154, 1949
Cover Artist: Rudolph Belarski
This was originally a private home designed by John Dodson and built in 1859 in the Italianate architectural style. It was later owned by William R. McKenney and donated to the city of Petersburg in 1929 to be used as the public library. This three story structure has a labyrinth of reading rooms in it (even a basement) and has always (since I have been going there) had a wonderful aroma of old books. I can't even begin to describe what an experience it is to be in this grand old dame when a thunderstorm is marching through and your down in the basement or being cozied up with a book next to one of the many ornately mantled fireplaces while it's snowing outside. I'm angry that city council decided in favor of a "new" public library. One that will be designed in a "modern ugly" style, i.e., architecturally sterile inside and out. There will be no labyrinth of book filled rooms with fireplaces, hundred plus year old Victorian oil paintings and busts of historical thinkers gazing at me, "the hungry reader", happy to be escaping the trappings of this modern world. The new building plans (which I have seen) are all about form and function but no "style". This library, the "old library" is going to be sorely missed by those that have a "passion" for reading. It's not simply about going somewhere or doing something, it's about the experiences and having our senses stimulated that brings enrichment, fulfillment and joy to our lives. That is what this place had to offer.
November 2010 - There still continue to be some real books in the stacks.
I comment about my life and opinions in my eJournal and images every single day.
I'm working through all my 'stored',...... well forgotten piles of must do later images and tidying all my folders and catalogues in LR4. Here's an ICM from Library Walk in the Sodium lit wetness of a Manchester winter...it's going to have a glazed walkway in the future www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-20092963
No ND filter on this one just low light and rain. Gallery of ICM shots of Manchester www.maxblackphotos.com/manchester-icm.html
This is the study room of Suzallo Library in University of Washington, Seattle. I had some time before the seminar that I went to attend there and thought I could take a HDR shot of the study room. This is a 3 exposure HDR merged in Photoshop and then tone mapped in Photomatix.
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
-- Groucho Marx (who else?)
Run by a team of volunteers, with support from Dorset library services in the form of bookstock, computer/catalogue access, and regular visits from a community liaison librarian.
Visited by members of the Taskforce team.
Photo credit: Julia Chandler/Libraries Taskforce
I suddenly realized that I did not have a picture of my basement library on flickr even though I occasionally talk about it. Deb's comment on my "Jesus Shelf" was the trigger for this little library group. Here I am posing in 2001 in my new library. My elbow is on a shelf of the religion section. Each section floor to ceiling is given to a specific area of study.
The Library's mission is to support the Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people. LOC.gov
The books in the Library are arranged by the Library of Congress call number system (a good explanation on another library's web site). If you're wondering if the LIbrary has a book check our catalogue.
Here's a problem with being two weeks behind in the photo-a-day. This library looks great now. I took the picture when I added the top shelf to the bookshelves. The books are now sorted alphabetically. This room is for fiction, and the family room has the non-fiction books.
Dedicated to Uncle Brent. This shot is just a regular shot of what my house "actually looks like." More to come.
Year 3, Day 291
Title: Campusbibliotheek Arenberg
Other title: Campus Library Arenberg; Celestine Priory
Creator: Moneo, Jose Rafael; Keldermans, Rombout, d. 1531
Creator role: Architect
Date: 1521-1526 (Monastery built) 2002 (Restoration complete)
Current location: Heverlee, Vlaams-Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
Description of work: In January of 1997 the Katholieke Universiteit (Catholic University) located in Leuven (Flemish)/Louvain (French) held a competition for the renovation of the vacant Celestine priory, in nearby Heverlee, and its conversion into a library for four departments: Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Sciences, Engineering and Bio-engineering. Since its closure in 1783 the monastery had been utilized in a variety of ways. In the 19th and early 20th centuries the building was a stable for the nearby Castle Arenberg and from 1925 to 1984 it was a test station for plant breeding. Spanish architect Rafael Moneo embraced Rombout Keldermans II's original monastery architecture by incorporating new construction that enhanced (and found new use for) the old (Langouche, Guido ed. The Celestine Priory at Leuven: From Monastery to Library. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2005). The addition connects opposite sides of the former monastery's courtyard which creates new outdoor spaces. The concave exterior walls on the top floor are mirrored by convex walls on the addition's opposite side (which faces the cloister garth) and by interior convex detailing that houses some of the entry hall's lighting.
Description of view: Series of library bookshelves with concrete columns, pyramid shaped skylights and an exit with concrete stairs in the background
Work type: Architecture and Landscape
Style of work: Medieval: Gothic: Late Gothic; Contemporary: Postmodern
Culture: Netherlandish; Belgian
Materials/Techniques: Concrete
Wood
Source: Pisciotta, Henry (copyright Henry Pisciotta)
Date photographed: 2009
Resource type: Image
File format: JPEG
Image size: 2304H X 3072W pixels
Permitted uses: This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted. For additional details see: alias.libraries.psu.edu/vius/copyright/publicrightsarch.htm
Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename: WB2013-0015 Arenberg Library.jpg
Record ID: WB2013-0015
Sub collection: libraries
convents and monasteries
schools
Copyright holder: Copyright Henry Pisciotta
Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley, California
The library was built between 1931 and 1934 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also a Berkeley Landmark.
Learn more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Public_Library