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Plan of the Library of Celsus.
This plan shows the three doors into the interior as well as the recessed niches for the bookcases, common in Roman library architecture. The apse in…
Winged Nike statue from the Library of Hadrian.
Three photographs.
This winged Nike statue was found at the south side of the Library of Hadrian complex. Nike statues were set up to celebrate military victories, like Augustus' war against the Parthians (17-16 BC). Perhaps this Nike was moved to…
This winged Nike statue was found at the south side of the Library of Hadrian complex. Nike statues were set up to celebrate military victories, like Augustus' war against the Parthians (17-16 BC). Perhaps this Nike was moved to…
Windows, Central Library.
Five photographs.
The first two photographs are windows on a side of the Central Library. Notice the small, square windows above the large, arched, grand windows.
The third photograph shows the three windows each with a small balcony above the…
The first two photographs are windows on a side of the Central Library. Notice the small, square windows above the large, arched, grand windows.
The third photograph shows the three windows each with a small balcony above the…
Windows along 23rd Street facade, Muhlenberg Branch, NYPL.
Three photographs.
The first photograph is of the street-level windows, of which there are two. These windows are large and arched, which mimic the high arched entrance to the library. These are the biggest windows in the building. The keystone…
The first photograph is of the street-level windows, of which there are two. These windows are large and arched, which mimic the high arched entrance to the library. These are the biggest windows in the building. The keystone…
Wall designs in front of the Central Library.
Three photographs.
There is a stone wall that circles the Central Library, only ending on either side of the entrance. This wall forms benches on the front of the building, which also has a number of decorations along it. Here are three of those…
There is a stone wall that circles the Central Library, only ending on either side of the entrance. This wall forms benches on the front of the building, which also has a number of decorations along it. Here are three of those…
View of the lobby and circulation desk, Warner Library.
Six photographs. The view is from the second floor stacks looking down.
The first photograph is looking to the left side of the entrance. The first doorway (cut in half) leads into the hallway that leads into the art gallery and then into the…
The first photograph is looking to the left side of the entrance. The first doorway (cut in half) leads into the hallway that leads into the art gallery and then into the…
View of the library proper, Library of Hadrian, with part of the portico base in the foreground.
View of the library proper. Much of what is left of the library has the remaining outer wall standing, which is reinforced with the modern support structure.
Urn on side of steps to Low Memorial Library.
Four photographs of one of the two urns on both sides of and at the top of the grand staircase leading up to Low Library.
The first photograph shows what the urn looks like.
The second photograph shows the bronze lion decoration of the handle…
The first photograph shows what the urn looks like.
The second photograph shows the bronze lion decoration of the handle…
Tops of Columns from the Library of Hadrian.
This image shows the flat tops of the columns on the outside library complex walls. It is believed that there were statues above each column, perhaps of philosophers, priests, or famous men. Only two heads from statues have been found on site, one…
Three-arched main entrance, Central Library.
Five photographs.
The main entrance to the Central Library consists of three sets of double-doors, each within a decorated arch that includes a keystone.
The second photograph is a close-up of the ironwork that frames the doorway in front of…
The main entrance to the Central Library consists of three sets of double-doors, each within a decorated arch that includes a keystone.
The second photograph is a close-up of the ironwork that frames the doorway in front of…
The use of columns in the Central Library
Eleven photographs.
The first three photographs are of a typical unfluted column used on the first floor of the library, as well as its capital and detail. The next two photographs are of a pilaster with its capital, also from the first floor.…
The first three photographs are of a typical unfluted column used on the first floor of the library, as well as its capital and detail. The next two photographs are of a pilaster with its capital, also from the first floor.…