Architecture of Bibliotopia: Library Pr0n

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Middle Temple Library - London - Middle Temple is one of the four London inns of court where Barristers are trained. Each Inn has it's own specialist law library. The four Inns of Court are Inner Temple, Middle Temple, Lincoln's Inn and Gray's Inn.


http://www.middletemple.org.uk/

http://www.sphericalimages.com/middletemple/

http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/about/innsofcourt/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inns_of_Court

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Enough British and Irish libraries - now post your counties beautiful libraries

[insanenuyawka]

Who knew Arizona had such impressively high quality modern libraries.

[Austinlee]

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Alexander, Egypt) is one of the best modern (and ancient libraries in the world). You best recognize...
Opened in 2002 at a cost of $222 million; This modern wonder of the world is TAKING BACK it's rightful place as one of the greatest collections of books/information the world has ever seen.
I say, celebrate the wonderful libraries and societies of the great ancient civilizations; Rome; Greece; Eqypt; Turkey; China. Let us learn from our mistakes and work as one race, the human race, this time to bring human joy, medicine, and knowledge to the whole world. That is my dream.

The Royal Library of Alexandria, or Ancient Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, was the largest and most significant great library of the ancient world. It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The library was conceived and opened either during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter (323–283 BC) or during the reign of his son Ptolemy II (283–246 BC).[1]

Plutarch (AD 46–120) wrote that during his visit to Alexandria in 48 BC Julius Caesar "accidentally" burned the library down when he set fire to his own ships to frustrate Achillas' attempt to limit his ability to communicate by sea.[2] After its destruction, scholars used a "daughter library" in a temple known as the Serapeum, located in another part of the city.

Intended both as a commemoration and an emulation of the original, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina was inaugurated in 2002 near the site of the old library.[3]

In 2004, a Polish-Egyptian excavation team announced that they had discovered the remains of the Library of Alexandria.[4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria

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Look how beautiful the exterior is; Honoring the ancient heiroglyphics







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Library: New York Library Main Branch
Location: New York, New York
Architect: Carrere and Hastings
Completed: 1911













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Library: Parkway Central Library
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Architect: Julian Abele
Completed: 1927









All photos taken by geomorph in 2009.

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Library: Boston Public Library McKim Building
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Architect: Charles Follen McKim
Completed: 1895

















All photos taken by geomorph in 2009.

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Library: Saint Paul Public/James J. Hill Reference Library
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Architect: Electus Litchfield, Charles Carroll Soule
Completed: 1917



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Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main (Oakland) Branch
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Architect: ?
Completed: 1895













All photos taken by geomorph in 2012.

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Library: Central Library of the Milwaukee Public Library
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Architect: Ferry & Clas
Completed: 1895









All photos taken by geomorph in 2010.

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Library: Central Library of the Indianapolis Public Library
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Architect: Paul Philippe Cret (Original), Woollen Molzan and Partners (Addition)
Completed: 1917 (Original), 2007 (Addition)









All photos taken by geomorph in 2009.

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Library: Richmond Branch of the San Francisco Public Library
Location: San Francisco, California
Architect: ?
Completed: 1914







All photos taken by geomorph in 2012.

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Library: Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny (No longer serving as a library)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Architect: John Smithmeyer and Paul Pelz
Completed: 1890





All photos taken by geomorph in 2012.

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Library: Folger Shakespeare Library
Location: Washington, DC
Architect: Paul Philippe Cret
Completed: 1932









All photos taken by geomorph in 2008.

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Library: Central Library of the Los Angeles Public Library
Location: Los Angeles, California
Architect: Bertram Goodhue
Completed: 1926



















All photos taken by geomorph in 2008.

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Library: J. Erik Jonsson Central Dallas Public Library
Location: Dallas, Texas
Architect: Fisher and Spillman Architects
Completed: 1982





All photos taken by geomorph in 2013.

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Library: Robarts Library at University of Toronto
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Mathers & Haldenby Architects
Completed: 1973









All photos taken by geomorph in 2008.

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Library: Denver Central Library Addition
Location: Denver, Colorado
Architect: Michael Graves
Completed: 1995













All photos taken by geomorph in 2016.

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Library: Central Library of the San Antonio Public Library
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Architect: Ricardo Legorreta
Completed: 1995









All photos taken by geomorph in 2010.

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Library: Scottsdale Civic Center Library Addition
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Architect: Anderson DeBartolo Pan
Completed: 1995









All photos taken by geomorph in 2010.