Two summers ago, when I lived in New York City, I spent a good deal of my time doing research at the New York Public Library. I absolutely loved the beautiful architecture and ambiance of the reading rooms, even though often I was too distracted by the ceiling coffers to focus on my books! Beautiful libraries are some of the most wonderful things in the world. After looking at this site, I think that I'd like to visit the George Peabody Library in Baltimore next. Really, I want to go to ALL of them.
Which one do you like?
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Ooooh, yes. Could there be a lovelier place? Books, collective knowledge, and architecture. Yes, please.
Definitely Hereford Cathedral Chained Library, England; the Library of Congress; Sansovino Library, Rome, Italy; Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; and George Vanderbilt’s Biltmore House Library, Asheville, N.C.
Let's go on a library tour of the world, shall we?
I really want to go to the Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura (Rio de Janeiro) too, Ixoj! Had I known about this beautiful library, I would have made up some excuse to see it when I was doing research in Brazil. The Biblioteca Nacional in Rio (where I did my research) is nice, but it's nothing like that picture of the Gabinete Portugues.
Let's DO go on a library tour of the world!
I love this post! It made me think of the libraries I've been to and what I liked about all of them. Honestly though, I'd have to say that my very favorite library of all time is the old Provo city library. Not the one that's in the old BY Academy and not even the one that used to be behind the police station. I'm talking about the original that used to be in downtown and it was underground. I spent SO much of childhood there, and it was the classic, small town library (Provo was a little more small town back when I was a kid!). While I love interesting architecture, sometimes you can't beat an oldie but a goodie :)
I had no idea there were so many beautiful libraries in the world! Thanks for posting this. Someday, I'd like to visit the ones back east. Also, the one in Rio if I ever get back to Brazil.
Super!
Emilee: I remember that library-- all the dark, narrow, twisting walkways and especially that skinny, thready iron(?) statue of a man with a walking stick. I wonder where that statue ended up.
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