The main reading room Below the reading room are 88 miles of shelves (140km)
New York Public Library
The main reading room
Below the reading room are 88 miles of shelves (140km)
The entrance hall
The New York Public Library , built by architects Carrère and Hastings, is regarded as the epitome of New York's Beaux Arts period. It opened in 1911 to immediate acclaim despite haning cost the city $ 9 million
Its collections range from Thomas Jefferson's handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence to TS Eliot's typed copy of "The Waste Land".