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Library for the Faculty of Philology at the Free University Berlin, Germany
(Architect: Norman Foster)
Philologische Bibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin
(Architekt Norman Foster)
One last shot of my new favourite modern building. This was shot from the lower roof garden, which is more extensive than the upper one which I think is kktop left of this shot. There's a viewing point right at the top, but that's got a limited view and is enclosed in glass. Worth the effort, though.
Mosman Library holds an extensive, but incomplete, set of the Mosman Daily dating from 1917. The library recently received a donation of a bound volume of The (Mosman) Daily from January to June 1923. This volume has now been microfilmed as a means of preserving the original paper and allowing people to read the microfilmed copy.
Central Library Tuam opening day - Monday 23 July 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012-07-23-
IMG_5536From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
East Division Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, [unknown date]
Notes:
Description: A view of the Plymouth Congregational Church where the East Division Library, a branch library in the Milwaukee Public Library System, was housed for four years. The library was in this location from 1908 and stayed at this location until 1912.
Address: corner of E Wells St and N Van Buren St
Subjects:
Libraries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Milwaukee Public Library. East Division Branch Library.
East Wells Street (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Format: Black and white photograph
Rights Info: All rights reserved © Milwaukee Public Library.
Repository: Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Humanities Room, Milwaukee, WI 53233 USA, www.mpl.org/file/Humanities_index.html
Part Of: MPL's Own Archives
More information about the Milwaukee Public Library's historic photo and digital collections may be viewed at www.mpl.org/file/digital_index.htm
Call Number: Branches & Extension Services, East Division (1908-1912) - Exterior Views – aka - Plymouth Congregational Church
Back across the dual carriageway we find Blomfield’s 1906 domed public library on Free School Lane with the fun Jacobean co-operative opposite and streetscape pierced by St Swithin’s spire.
Title: Centrale Bibliotheek
Other title: Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven Universiteitsbibliotheek; Central University Library; University Library Leuven; Central Library; Centrale Bibliotheek KU Leuven
Creator: Warren, Whitney, 1864-1943
Creator role: Architect
Date: 1921-1928 (original construction) 1999-2003 (restoration)
Current location: Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
Description of work: "During the night of 25-26 August 1914, German soldiers set the fourteenth century University Hall and its eighteenth-century library wing ablaze. The act was part of the punishment of Leuven...in reprisal for attacks by alleged snipers. The blaze created 209 victims and razed more than 1,000 buildings to the ground" (Source: Coppens, Chris, Mark Derez and Jan Roegiers. Leuven University Library 1425-2000. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2005. p. 135). The attack on non-combatants and a location which housed historically significant artifacts resulted in global outrage with particularly strong reactions from academic institutions. In response the University Library was rebuilt, funded mostly by American money, at a new location as a symbol of Allied commitment to Belgian reconstruction. American architect Whitney Warren's design celebrated the triumphs of the region's architectural heritage and drew on revived interest in the Flemish Renaissance style. The library "had the contours of a town hall with a belltower and an arched gallery with ribbed vaults reminiscent of the palace of the prince-bishop of Liege. The large area of the steeply raked gable roof...[had] rows of dormers as in the Leuven town hall or the Tafelrond...Iron fleurons with copper globes and gilded gable ornaments like those on the guildhouses were an interpretation of the primeval desire for gilt. On the four corners came step gables with stone scrolls, the hallmark of the Flemish building style." (Source: Coppens, Chris, Mark Derez and Jan Roegiers. Leuven University Library 1425-2000. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2005, p. 220). During World War II the library became a target of German arsonists, their ire perhaps agitated in response to the uproar against the World War I era attack and a controversial "message to Germany" Warren wanted to, but ultimately did not, include in the balustrade. The second attack gutted the interior of the new library. Architect Henry Lacoste (1885-1968) oversaw the rebuilding of interiors.
Description of view: View of red brick rear facade illustrating repetitive step gables, balustrades and decorative patterns.
Work type: Architecture and Landscape
Style of work: Modern; Revival: Renaissance Revival
Culture: Belgian
Materials/Techniques: Brick
Stone
Source: Pisciotta, Henry (copyright Henry Pisciotta)
Date photographed: 2009
Resource type: Image
File format: JPEG
Image size: 3072H X 2304W 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: www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/digital/copyright.html#archpublic
Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename: WB2013-0211 Central Library.jpg
Record ID: WB2013-0211
Sub collection: libraries
Copyright holder: Copyright Henry Pisciotta
What makes this my favorite capitol building (thus far) is the library. It smells like an old book! Plus, the architecture is gorgeous.
(Des Moines, Iowa, United States)
Branch: West Valley..
Event: CLA Snapshot Day.
Date: October 6, 2010
Description: CLA Snapshot Day at the West Valley Branch of the San Jose Public Library. Oct. 6, 2010.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
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November 4, 2019 - Avalon Library Grand Re-Opening with County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisor Janice Hahn, 4th District. Avalon Library, part of LA County Library, is located on the island of Catalina. Photograph by Monica Almeida.
Austrian National Library
Prunksaal / Splendor Hall (Hofbibliothek)
This one was shot freehand, because tripods were not allowed. I shot (in raw) a couple of photos at ISO200 in burst mode and selected the sharpest one. Processing: I did three exposures in Adobe Camera Raw, -2,0,+1.5, and merged them manually using layers and masks. The rest is standard: levels, curves, white balance, the slightest blue photofilter, a bit of sharpening, frame, 8-bit conversion.
I also tried another way of processing using only one exposure, lightening up the shadows, dimming the highlights ..., the results are quite similar, but the first one has a little more details.
Mark Shepherd visited the library as the Crazy Scientist! A character who is mad about science and reading!
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Notes: Children's area with reading pods and egg/pebble cushions
Format: Photograph, colour digital
Repository: Blue Mountains Library - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons
Photographer: John Merriman