A Compendium of the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries via [miragebookmark]

May 30, 2010 at 6:27 pm · Filed under Copenhagen Denmark, London UK, Melbourne Australia, OPULUXE Travel, Stockholm Sweden, The Netherlands, Vancouver Canada, www.msquared2pr.com, www.opuluxeltd.com and tagged: Bibliophiles, Bristol Central Library, Central Public Library in Vancouver Canada, Free University of Berlin, Libraries, Library and Information Science, London, Melissa Kincaid, Moshe Safdie, New York Public Library, Peckham Library, Peckham Library London, Public library, Seattle, Suzzallo Library, The Astronomy Library of the University of Utrecht, The Domed Reading Room of the State Library of Victoria Melbourne Australia, The Royal library Black Diamond Copenhagen, The Stockholm Public Library, University of Washington, Vancouver, www.msquared2pr.com, www.opuluxeltd.com

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Most Interesting Libraries of the World

The Central Public Library in Vancouver, Canada, was designed by the architect Moshe Safdie as the winner of a design competition. Photography by lightgazer Flickr.com

The Astronomy Library of the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, displays also some historical instruments. Photography by (Erik) Flickr.com

The Royal library Black Diamond at the waterfront of Copenhagen owes its name to the black granite from Zimbabwe used for the facade of the building. The name was used by the public first and has been adapted officially later. Design by the Danish architects Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen. Photography by madcrow Flickr.com

New York Public Library is established in a magnificent building with astonishing grandeur and gorgeous artworks. Photography by an untrained eye Flickr.com

Dusk at the Bristol Central Library which celebrates its centenary in 2008. Photography by *Firefox Flickr.com

The futuristic, award-winning Peckham Library in south London has been designed by the architects William Alsop & Jan Störmer. Photography by ~~ zorro ~~ Flickr.com

This round room called the Rotunde is the main reading hall of the City Library of Stockholm. Photography by arndalarm Flickr.com

The library of the Faculty of Philology, The Free University of Berlin, is built by the famous architect Norman Foster. Photography by Sven Werkmeister Flickr.com

The reading room of the Suzzallo library of the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, was built in 1926 and has a Gothic interieur. Photography by Cap’n Surly Flickr.com

Library Parabola is the reading room of the British Library and is said to be the birthplace of the Communist Manifesto. Photography by Sifter Flickr.com

The Domed Reading Room of the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. Photography by waltonics Flickr.com

The Library of the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain, which is listed as a World Heritage Site. Photography by cuellar Flickr.com

The Library of the University of Delft, The Netherlands, designed by the Mecanoo architects, Delft. Photography by rutger spoelstra Flickr.com

The
Stockholm Public Library is housed in rotunda building
designed by the Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund. Photography
by Éole
Flickr.com

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