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Librophiliac Love Letter: A Compendium of Beautiful Libraries

post #1 of 11
4/18/10 at 3:54am
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This is one of my favorite pages on the Internet I'm still searching for a comparable gallery of private/residential libraries. http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=78 Great photos here as well, by Ahmet Ertug: http://www.templesofknowledge.com/
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post #2 of 11
4/19/10 at 2:31pm
Beautiful!
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post #3 of 11
4/19/10 at 2:47pm
Great pics. The Albert Small Library at UVA is also very nice from a modern design standpoint.
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post #4 of 11
4/19/10 at 10:25pm
The picture of the Sterling library at Yale does not do the building justice.

Additionally, the Yale Law Library should not be overlooked.
LL
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post #5 of 11
4/20/10 at 4:14pm
I love libraries.
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post #6 of 11
4/20/10 at 5:21pm
My favourite is still the Suzzallo- May be because I love cathedral architecture and that's what it reminds me of, though. Vancouver's Central Library is pretty impressive too-
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post #7 of 11
4/21/10 at 7:10pm
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Vancouver's Central Library is pretty impressive too-

Looks too much like the Coliseum from the outside.
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post #8 of 11
4/21/10 at 9:23pm
The State Library of Victoria in Melbourne:
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post #9 of 11
4/22/10 at 12:25am
something a little closer to home. Gregory Ain, architect. Silver Lake Avenel housing co-op.



-Jeff
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post #10 of 11
4/22/10 at 12:39am
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Papal library of Julius II set a pretty high standard Wish I could find out what the bookshelves looked like, though. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial Nová Říše Monastic Library (love the alphabet inlaid into the bookshelves!)
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post #11 of 11
4/22/10 at 9:45pm


The Library of the Benedictine Monastery of Admont is unbelievable.
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