Libraries as Works of Art
November 15th, 2008 by Jon
When I lived in New York, I always loved going to the Public Library. The big one, with the lions out front.
Often, I had nothing I particularly needed to research — I just liked spending some time in a space so historic, 
hushed and grand. So I caught a thrill when I came across these spectacular photos of the world’s great libraries. They’re from the book Libraries by photographer Candida Höfer and they represent a time when libraries weren’t just functional boxes, but where works of art in themselves.
Feast your eyes, book lovers.
Photos of the World’s Greatest Libraries
November 16th, 2008 at 12:09 am
What a great link! I felt such peace just looking at the pictures, although I think I don’t even need such grandness, not really. I’ve always felt such an affinity to libraries, even the small ones. It’s the smell of books that really gets me - that lovely, wonderful, bookish smell …