The site states that "Everyone has some kind of place that makes them feel transported to a magical realm. For some people it’s castles with their noble history and crumbling towers. For others it’s abandoned factories, ivy choked, a sense of foreboding around every corner. For us here at Curious Expeditions, there has always been something about libraries."
For me I guess it's all of the above!
Here I've chosen just a couple of libraries that appeal to me - the art-work, the carved shelves, we don't make libraries like these any longer, more's the pity.
Here I've chosen just a couple of libraries that appeal to me - the art-work, the carved shelves, we don't make libraries like these any longer, more's the pity.
Abbey Library St. Gallen, Switzerland
The Abbey Library dates from1758. This baroque library is gorgeous from floor to ceiling, with a lovely interior design and wonderfully warm woodwork of walnut and cherry. The incredibly ornate vaulted ceiling is typical rococo style. The library and the abbey precinct were included in the UNESCO list of global cultural heritage sites in 1983.
The Abbey Library dates from1758. This baroque library is gorgeous from floor to ceiling, with a lovely interior design and wonderfully warm woodwork of walnut and cherry. The incredibly ornate vaulted ceiling is typical rococo style. The library and the abbey precinct were included in the UNESCO list of global cultural heritage sites in 1983.
Waldsassen Abbey Library, Bavaria, Germany
The magnificent Abbey at Waldsassen in Germany dates from 1585, again in the baroque style, it has extraordinarywood carvings around the walls. There are 10 more or lesslife-size carved figures, which support the library galleries, and their costumes and features suggest that they are depictions of fools.
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