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Photo of the stacks of the main branch of the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, through what used to be exterior windows. (The library was opened in 1898.)
This photo was taken from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History's dinosaur exhibit room.
Note that the ceilings here (and the floors of each story above them) are made from very thick greenish frosted glass which allows the light from each floor above to help light the floor below. The two lower-right windows show some of the large double-sided bookcases.
The windows have window seats where two patrons seem to be hanging out, away from the action in the main part of the library.
A mantel library in one of the bars at McMenamins on Anderson School.
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Leica Elmarit M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH + Fujifilm X-Pro2.
This is part of the National Trust collection in Stourhead House
The Stourton family had lived at the Stourhead estate for 500 years until they sold it to Sir Thomas Meres in 1714. His son, John Meres, sold it in 1717 to Henry Hoare, son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare.The original manor house was demolished and a new house, one of the first of its kind, was designed by Colen Campbell and built by Nathaniel Ireson between 1721 and 1725.
Over the next 200 years, the Hoare family collected many heirlooms, including a large library and art collection. In 1902, the house was gutted by fire but many of the heirlooms were saved, and the house was rebuilt in a nearly identical style.
The last Hoare family member to own the property, Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, gave the house and gardens to the National Trust in 1946, one year before his death. His son and sole heir, Captain Henry Colt Arthur "Harry" Hoare, of the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry, had died of wounds received at the Battle of Mughar Ridge on 13 November 1917 during World War I. The last Hoare family member to be born at the house was Edward Hoare on 11 October 1949.
Built for the Teal Nebula collab coming to Bricktastic in just a couple of weeks, this is the Turtle Library. Because what every settlement needs is a roaming book vendor that comes and goes as it pleases.
This uses 4 single and one string of 6 LED lights from Light My Bricks (no, this isn't an ad, but I did like how simple it was to set up) to provide light, and also give Terry an infestation of bioluminescent fungus on his shell.
Don't worry though, it's not harmful and he's already got a couple of contractors on site to get it under control. I'll take more pictures of the space seahorse and share those at some point.
Power is via a borrowed USB powerpack which is slim enough to fit inside the turtle's carapace, and easy to access as the angled panels are only attached via a mixel joint and pop off easily. I've managed to conceal the wiring for the most part, but it's all on the back anyway and the wires themselves are so small. I'm terrified I'm going to damage them.
As far as this build goes, I'm glad it's done. The building in particular was haunted me with its unfinished-ness for longer than I'd have liked, so it's good to get that done. I think my favourite part is the postcard stand. I'm not much of a building builder, it has to be said. But it was designed to be open and reasonably easy to see inside. For a library there's not a huge amount of bookshelf space, but there's some upstairs, under the collection of treasure maps and miscellaneous bits represented by assorted printed tiles.
So there we have it. Space, even if it's not my usual spaceship fare. I still haven't built one of those this year...
Interior of the library in The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens :)
The library building was designed in 1920 by the southern California architect Myron Hunt in the Mediterranean Revival style. The library contains a substantial collection of rare books and manuscripts, concentrated in the fields of British and American history, literature, art, and the history of science. Highlights include one of copies of the Gutenberg Bible (from 1455), and letters and manuscripts by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln. It also holds the manuscript of Benjamin Franklin's autobiography and Isaac Newton's personal copy of his "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" with annotations in Newton's own hand. The library's main exhibition hall showcases some of the most outstanding rare books and manuscripts in the collection, while the West Hall of the library hosts rotating exhibitions.
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Wnętrze Biblioteki Huntingtona, znajdującej się ne terenie ogrodów botanicznych :)
Budynek biblioteki został zaprojektowany w 1920 roku przez architekta z południowej Kalifornii Myrona Hunta w stylu śródziemnomorskiego odrodzenia. Biblioteka zawiera pokaźny zbiór rzadkich książek i rękopisów, głównie z dziedziny brytyjskiej i amerykańskiej historii, literatury, sztuki i historii nauki. Najważniejsze pozycje w zbiorach to jedna z kopii Biblii Gutenberga (z 1455 r.) oraz listy i rękopisy George'a Washingtona, Thomasa Jeffersona, Benjamina Franklina i Abrahama Lincolna. Biblioteka posiada też rękopis autobiografii Benjamina Franklina i osobistą kopię "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica "Isaaca Newtona z własnoręcznymi adnotacjami autora. W głównej sali wystawowej biblioteki prezentowane są jedne z najwybitniejszych rzadkich książek i rękopisów w kolekcji, podczas gdy w zachodniej sali biblioteki odbywają się wystawy rotacyjne.
The other side. Actually I was lost and was going round and round around the library!
Birmingham, UK 2017
Rylands Library, Manchester. Statue of EnriquetaRylands with a photographic backdrop of the Library in the entrance foyer. With its staggering arches and vaulted ceilings, the library outclasses many a cathedral. Designed by Basil Champneys and opened in 1900, the library was a memorial to John Rylands commissioned by his wife Enriqueta. It was merged with the University of Manchester in 1972 and houses an extensive collection of rarities, the oldest dating back to ancient papyrus documents from North Africa. It is a grade 1 listed building.
www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/
Manchester, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North West England - John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Deansgate
March 2024
Although I did the initial sorting, the gorgeous arrangement you see here owes a great deal to the tireless efforts and elegance of my friend Erika, book organizer to the stars [errr, to starting junior professors :-)]
Bit different from the last time we visited, when it was grey and cold. Gorgeous sunshine today, and clear blue skies.
What a cool little library I found.
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The National University Library in Turin lit by some lovely early evening light.
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From Wikipedia : "The National University Library (Biblioteca nazionale universitaria in Italian) in Turin, Italy, is one of the country's main libraries.
It was founded in 1720 as the Royal University Library by Victor Amadeus II, who unified collections from the library of the University of Turin and from the library of the Dukes of Savoy. It was renamed as the National Library in 1872, after Italian unification.
In 1904 a fire destroyed thousands of books and manuscripts from the library. Expertise gained from recovering from the fire was used to train restorers like Erminia Cuadana. The library was also bombed in December 1942. At present time it owns over 763,833 books, 1,095 periodicals and 1,600 incunabula."
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Max Reinhardt Library in Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg, Austria. Modelled after the St. Gallen's monastery library in Switzerland.
Much of the architecture on the University Of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor is simply gorgeous.
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Sunday, October 13, 2019.
[from wiki] The Library of Birmingham is a public library in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square, beside the Birmingham Rep (to which it connects, and with which it shares some facilities) and Baskerville House. Upon opening on 3 September 2013, it replaced Birmingham Central Library. The library, which is estimated to have cost £188.8 million, is viewed by the Birmingham City Council as a flagship project for the city's redevelopment. It has been described as the largest public library in the United Kingdom, the largest public cultural space in Europe, and the largest regional library in Europe. 2,414,860 visitors came to the library in 2014 making it the 10th most popular visitor attraction in the UK.
PCA204 - Architectural Photography—Exterior
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This is a partial view of the Denver Public Library. I brought the ND filter, but I didn’t have the remote on me, so I took this image with a finger on the shutter release for 117 seconds. It probably shows. It’s not as crisp as I would like. I boosted the contrast a little, sharpened, and cropped the image to 8x10 dimensions.
14mm, f/22, 117 sec., ISO-160
The unusual, asymmetrical architecture of Canada Water's library catches the eye as one exits the station.
The Columbia Public Library in Columbia Missouri by Notley Hawkins Photography. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV camera with a Canon EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens at ƒ/8.0 with a 3.2 second exposure at ISO 100. Processed with Adobe Lightroom 6.4.
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