The front of the Chelsea library of NYPL, the Muhlenberg Branch. Designed by Carrere & Hastings, the same architects of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library (the Central or 42nd Street Library), the Muhlenberg Branch has an ornamental front…

Five photographs.

The first, second and third photographs are of the light globe that hangs inside the door. The globe has the twelve signs of the zodiac surrounding it. This fixture was designed by Worcester Reed Warner, who was an inventor of…

Nine photographs.

The first photograph shows the steps and platform in front of the door into the library.

The second photograph shows the portico from the right side. Notice the pediment surrounded by decorations on top of columns.

The…

Ten photographs.

The first photograph is of the reading room. The room is named in memory of Florence S. Kane, the director of the library, 1986-2000.

The next three photographs are of the fireplace area.

Two photographs are of the two…

Seven photographs.

The oculus was designed with the oculus in the Pantheon as an inspiration. During the 1970s, false ceilings were installed to save energy, thereby covering the oculus. During a 1998 renovation, the false ceilings were removed,…

Seven photographs.

The first three photographs are of the innermost doors. These doors are made of wood, with one central, diamond-shaped window in each.

The next four photographs are of the Bronze Door. This door is between the innermost doors…

Eleven photographs.

The first photograph is of a drawing of Washington Irving, hanging in the lobby.

The second photograph is a drawing of Mark Twain, which hangs opposite that of Washington Irving in the lobby.

The third photograph is the…

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…

Ten photographs. The Central Library has quite a few art pieces.

Photograph one is the sculpture relief of Alice and her friends from Lewis Carroll's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the looking glass. It is located at the entrance to the…

Six photographs.

The first two photographs are of the stained-glass dome. The dome is not visible from the street. It's not large and is centered over the Collins Gallery on the third floor.

The rest of the photographs are of a lighted…