Make a toast to Tolstoy, order the chicken Kiev in honour Chekhov, let Stravinksy serenade you with every spoonful of caviar and Pushkin play host in his palatial library of gastronomic pleasures. For anyone who has a way with words or a weakness for a truly great story, it’s likely that the library is one of your…
Though they are losing ground to the e-book and the audiobook, public libraries were once central hubs of human intellectual progress. There's something about them that still attracts people, however – whether it's their magnificent historical buildings or the unmistakable smell of old books and dust, scholars and bookworms alike still enjoy perusing their hoards of literary treasures.
Prague can be safely called the treasury of medieval buildings. Nevertheless, even among such a cluster of ancient architectural structures, there are those that stand out against the background of a rich historical heritage. Clementinum (Prague), an architectural ensemble with an area of 2 hectares, is considered to be such a pearl. The complex is
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Die Klosterbibliothek gehört zu den besterhaltenen und schönsten Bibliotheken aus dem 19. Jhd. und besitzt mit dem Bibliotheksmagazin 260.000 Bände.
As America’s Largest Home®, Biltmore House has captured the imagination of millions with its sheer size – the square footage of four football fields – the 35 bedrooms, the 43 bathrooms, and a full-sized swimming pool in the basement. Yet it was also a warm and welcoming home where a family lived and a little […]
Reino Unido cuenta con cuatro de las seis universidades más importantes del mundo. El sistema educativo tiene un grado de calidad mayor que el de muchos otros
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Arguably, one of the most beautiful and admired cultural centers in Europe is the city of Prague in the Czech Republic, founded circa 880. The capital of
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Discover the work of architecture and design firm Studio Peregalli, from a historic villa near Venice to a magnificent Paris apartment
Handelingenkamer tijdens de rondleiding. Alles wat in Eerste en Tweede Kamer gezegd wordt, komt in de Handelingen. Deze staan in de oude bibliotheek van het voormalig Ministerie van Justitie, die daarom nu de handelingenkamer wordt genoemd. Het Justitie-gebouw is een ontwerp in neo-Hollandse renaissancestijl van rijksbouwmeester Cornelis Hendrik Peters, een leerling van Cuypers. De bibliotheek heeft echter veel Chinese invloeden: de roodgroene aankleding, de handgreepjes in de vorm van drakenklauwen, de schubben in de dakkoepel en de drakenkopjes aan de balustrades. De zaal is 13,5 meter lang, 6 meter breed en 9 meter hoog. Er is ruimte voor 30.000 boeken
If I learned anything from my trip to Prague, it’s that weird things happen in Prague. I’m not going to list them all right now, because that’s no fun. You’ll have to read a…
Porn for book lovers. Bookshelf Porn celebrates our love of books, libraries, bookstores and bookcases by showcasing the best bookshelf photos from around the world. Curated by Anthony Dever.
Hello: I am trying to create a wall hosted family for a floor to ceiling bookshelf. Essentially what I would like to do is define the parametrized profile in the family, and then control the arc of the extrusion using another parameter, while having the radius of the hosted wall control the ext...
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For the last couple years, Jill Harness has been rounding up the world's most beautiful libraries by continent. Here they are all in one place, in no particular order.
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