View allAll Photos Tagged Library
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 shot is from the "Main Reading Room." View LARGE for much more detail
The Reference Library is Queen Margerethe II's book collection. Many of the books date from the 1700s.
Christiansborg Palace was built from 1907 to 1928. The palace contains premises for the royal family, the Parliament and the judiciary system.
The Mitchell Library is a large public library and centre of the City Council public library system of Glasgow, Scotland.
Reputedly one of the largest libraries in Europe the new Library of Birmingham appears to have been positively received both critically and by the public. A year on from it's opening in 2013 its popularity has not waned and its form and detail is impressive to behold.
The exterior is almost entirely clad in a striking filigree of metalwork, a nod to the city's industrial heritage, whilst within are several layers of open spaces and reading rooms, along with roof terraces giving a fine view over the city.
For more see below:-
One of the hotels we stayed during the week had this amazing private library and we did a photo session in there. Hand held with my 35mm F1.8, natural light (big windows to the left hand side with some artificial light on top). Great location with greats of opportunities for nice pictures. I hope you like it.
Thank you all for your appreciation.
Follow me on:
© 2016 Jordi Corbilla - All Rights Reserved.
Do not use any of my images without permission.
*Note that groups and albums are machine handled by Flickr Photo Analytics app and we apologise for any inconveniences caused.
The sun streams in through a window in one of the wings of the Pannonhalma Archabbey library in Pannonhalm, Hungary.
I would have liked it better without the hideous posters covering the books on either side and without the table pad behind the globe, but you take the shots you can take...
Favnae insectorvm Germanicae initia, oder, Deutschlands Insecten
Nürnberg :In den Felseckerschen Buchhandlung,1796-1813.
The 135 AD Library of Celsus left and the 40 AD Gate of Mazeus and Mithridates right stand at the focal point of the ancient city of Ephesus, Turkey.
The Cumberland Library, in Rhode Island, was a Trappist monastery before it was a library. Originally called Monastery of Our Lady of the Valley, this Gothic structure housed 140 monks until being ravished by a fire in the 1950s.
Afterward, the monks relocated to a new monastery and the remaining buildings were repurposed into the Cumberland Public Library.
Since then, rumors of hauntings in the older parts of the building began to spread. Sightings of ghostly monks, unexplained sounds and the like have been reported by employees and patrons.
A short walk through the forest surrounding the monastery turned library will lead you to Nine Men's Misery--a haunted mass grave of nine colonial soldiers that were tortured to death three hundred years ago.
Active Assignment Weekly Sept. 19 - 26: Hugging the Curves
WIT: These are the steps of the library. Took the shot, cropped to square, and desaturated a little in photoshop.
This room is lined with monumental bookcases in walnut that come from the Pisani Family palace at San Vidal, which now houses the Venice Conservatoire. These magnificent examples of 17th century furnishings are decorated using architectural motifs. The two orders with their elegant fluted Corinthian columns clearly reflect the classically-inspired taste of the day, whilst a touch of the Baroque tastes to come can be seen in the large volutes of the upper order of columns. The bookcases themselves hold rare manuscripts, and printed works dating from the early 16th century to the end of the 18th, together with the museum’s large collection of ducal orders and regulations. In fact, the Pisani were the first to set up what might be called a library-museum, in an attempt to endow the city’s publishing industry with its own aura of grandeur and munificent service to the State. In the centre of the room is an imposing 18th century chandelier of Murano glass. Like the one in the next room, this was probably produced at the famous workshop of Giuseppe Briati.
Visita il Museo Correr
The public library in Seattle has an impressive architecture. This is a shot from an upper floor down to the entrance floor. People are looking for references in shelves with cards. There is a carpet with a tangle pattern.
The Biblioteca Palatina or Palatina Library was established in 1761 in the city of Parma by Philip Bourbon, Duke of Parma.
It is one of the cultural institutions located in the Palazzo della Pilotta complex in the center of Parma
This week Deering Library at Northwestern University has been lit up by Marco Rotelli's light installation.
According to the Northwestern website, "Rotelli took inspiration from the famous Dylan Thomas poem “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night” and its refrain “Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light.” The light installation will celebrate the triumph of the human spirit over the forces of cold and melancholy -- with lines from Shakespeare, Dante, Dickinson and others projected onto Deering’s soaring façade." The Daily Northwestern also has a nice article.
Borrego Springs Library. Project Architect/Designer: RNT Architects (Ralph Roesling, Partner in Charge; Raúl Díaz, Project Architect; Brandon Martella, Architect; Summer Spencer, Designer). Completed in 2019 for the County of San Diego.
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.
Another shot from the "Main Reading Room." View LARGE for much more detail
west-facing detail view of the Los Angeles Central Library. Inscriptions & sculpture in limestone designed by Hartley Burr Alexander.
Los Angeles, California
P1220152
I found sunlight's Innovative creative beauty in public library children's section. This indoor rainbow is from cheap crepe paper blocking out harsh south sunlight as high temperatures average 95-100+ on most summer afternoons in deep South Texas U.S.A. .
While showing off this foto, my visitor # 25,000 arrived on Dec. 9, 2007. Thanks to each of you for continuing to share joy, beauty, creativity, and art with this newbie to FLICKR..
EXPLORE # 100 on Monday, December 10, 2007, for 12-09.