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La bibliothèque du parlement / The Library Of Parliament
The beauty of the Library of Parliament is reminiscent of an earlier age, echoing times and personalities long past. Overlooking the spectacular craggy bluffs of the Ottawa River, the Library has been admired by millions of visitors since it opened in 1876.
Modelled on the Reading Room of the British Museum, this distinctive circular structure features a ring of sixteen flying buttresses, pinnacles, decorative windows and beautiful ornamental ironwork. The Library building is crowned by a circular lantern.
The Library also plays a vital role in the overall look of Parliament Hill. While the Centre Block and the formal Parliamentary lawns represent an ordered landscape, the Library's design echoes the contour of the escarpment, and the building is set against the wilderness of the cliff.
The first Librarian of Parliament, Alpheus Todd, advised that this Gothic marvel be separated from the Centre Block by a corridor to protect it from fire. That advice helped save the Library from the disastrous fire that struck the Centre Block in 1916. As a result, we can continue to enjoy this architectural jewel.
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(c) Copyright 2018 by Neall Calvert. . . . Southwest corner of the Roderick and Ann Haig-Brown Library, Campbell River, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Roderick, the esteemed nature writer, seen at lower right, wrote twenty-three books on the life of rivers, on animals, conservation and family life (beginning with "Silver: Life Story of an Atlantic Salmon") in this room with its view of the Campbell River out the north window. [By permission of Haig-Brown House.] [See www.haig-brown.bc.ca/]
Barry Dickins is a Reservoir writer. He is presenting a workshop at the Reservoir library on writing about place and his childhood.
St Helens C of E Primary School
former Turkish Airlines now used as a school library in South Gloucestershire
Taken with a Nikon D90
After converting the old library/office into a family/game room, the new library now resides at one end of the great room, with the study just around the corner.
Look at the door. Books have been painted on it.
More photos in my very active group of books: www.flickr.com/groups/72759907@N00/
All the pictures in this set where taken on the 11th May 2017 during the opening day of Storyhouse. Storyhouse is Chester’s brand new cultural centre: theatre, cinema, library, studio theatre, restaurant, and bar housed in a rejuvenated 1930s art deco Odeon cinema building.
For more information about StoryHouse see www.storyhouse.com
#FirstDayOfStoryhouse #ChesterCulture
Here are some recent (today) pictures of the Heart Center Astrological Library in Big Rapids. I posted a shot before, but these are better photos. The library has been in existence some twenty years or so and all of the books and periodicals have been indexed in a computer. We are in discussion with the Library of Congress and the University of Illinois to one day make this library part of their permanent collection.
There are two levels to the library. This photo is of the north wall on your left, looking toward the east wall. Above this level is another level of shelves. You can perhaps see a bit of that level at the top left.
It's COLD outside so grab a book from the village library. You can gather round the fireplace with a cup of hot tea. Hopefully, the next fireplace photo will not be dark and forbidding.
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 million visitors came to the library in 2014 making it the 10th most popular visitor attraction in the UK
A glimpse of an enormous library, with hundred of books and work of every type and species, that represents the ancientest part, protected by a wall of glass
Bust of Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle inside the Long Room in the Old Library, Trinity College.
Taken in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA. The Pawtucket Public Library accross from the Slater Mill Historic Site. Construction started in November 18, 1899. and finished on October 15, 1902.
Title/View : Warsaw University Library: interior view of stacks
Title : Warsaw University Library
Other title : Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warszawie; BUW
Creator : Budzynski, Marek; Badowski, Zbigniew
Creator role : Architect
Date : 1994-1999
Current location : Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Description of work : Located between the Vistula River and the Warsaw Escarpment on a culturally and ecologically significant site, the library's design is based on a "city in the woods" concept and was the winning entry of the 1993 design competition for the building. The library is built within the existing topography of the landscape (two levels below grade and two levels above grade) and is constructed of reinforced concrete, steel, glass, and pre-patinated copper. The building's 5,000 square meter green roof is watered by a stormwater irrigation system and contains four thematic gardens, each of which is surrounded by massive skylights and connected by steel bridges. The roof gardens provide expansive views of the city and are integrated into the adjacent University Public Garden by grand staircases and linear water channels. "The library's interior is divided both functionally and physically by a glass enclosed street arcade, which serves to separate and connect the library stacks andleased commercial space.The copper facade along Dobra Street displays eight [4x7 meter] copper tablets containing six different alphabets, mathematical and chemical equations and musical and literary concepts." (Sources: Linke, Lybra, "University Gardens, Warsaw" Topos. Jan. 2005, vol. 51, pp 98-102; Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warszawie. www.buw.uw.edu.pl/en/index.php?option=com_content&tas... Accessed 6/1/16.
Description of view : Shelves of books within the library stacks. Reference desk and main hall are visible at the opposite end.
Work type : Architecture and Landscape
Style of work : Contemporary: Postmodern
Culture : Polish
Materials/Techniques : Metal
Source : Pisciotta, Henry (copyright Henry Pisciotta)
Date photographed : May 2011
Resource type : Image
File format : JPEG
Image size : 3648H X 2736W pixels
Permitted uses : This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.
Collection : Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename : WB2014-0395 Library.jpg
Record ID : WB2014-0395
Sub collection : libraries
campuses
Copyright holder : Copyright Henry Pisciotta
Franklin Public Library is the first and oldest public lending library in continuous existence in the United States. It was founded in 1790 in Franklin, Massachusetts with a donation of books from Benjamin Franklin.
Franklin, MA
The Harold Washington Library, located in Chicago, is a striking example of postmodernism. The library was completed in 1991, and the LEGO version uses 407 pieces.
Kiama Library was operating in creative mode on Monday 20th January 2014, amongst creepers, slimes, zombies, spiders and skeletons!
Young people aged 8 to 18 years were invited to join the fun at a long awaited Minecraft gaming event.
Kiama Library had upgraded their public computers and there was no better way to showcase improved hardware than a Minecraft Gaming Night.
Pizza and snacks were served on the night. You had to have your own official Minecraft account to play. Our PlayStation 3’s were also set-up on the night if you wanted to have a quick race of Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed.
Library of Birmingham Opened by Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl shot by the Taliban. on the 3rd Sep 2013 ... The £189m Library of Birmingham, which houses one million books and is the largest in Europe .it was designed by Francine Houben
Our daily Challenge 18-24 Sept: Library
One of my bookshelves.
I have different shelves in the house for different interests, so my nature library is mainly elsewhere.
These shelves are for bigger books mainly!
My family have always been a bit OCD about them.
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