I’ve already posted about our Quincy public library, which is gorgeous and medieval-looking, and has a great selection of books and DVDs. But a few weeks ago, I went downtown to the central Boston Public Library – and oh. My. Goodness.
The building dates from 1840, and is richly decorated inside with murals and marble and stone lions and the like. And they have an exhibition of vintage travel posters on right now. I was thoroughly enchanted.
The front of the building is elegant and imposing:
And there are lions guarding the front staircase (stone lions always make me think of Aslan):
The lighting is understated and lovely, and there’s lots of marble:
And the vintage travel posters were a dream:
There’s also a lovely courtyard, complete with fountain:
And millions of books, of course, but I wasn’t quite comfortable taking photos in the actual book rooms. Nevertheless, isn’t it stunning? They have regular author events and changing exhibitions. I’ll be going back. Obviously.
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I love libraries, especially ones that are very museum-like, and this one looks amazing. With every one of your posts, my need to visit Boston becomes more and more urgent! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Wow. It’s beautiful.
I can’t believe this is a library! Beautiful!
I gained 20 IQ points just by looking at these photos.
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