The Law Library in the Iowa State Capitol is simply amazing. In addition to the two amazing staircases, there is some great woodwork, a really beautiful stained glass skylight and a tremendous view of Des Moines. Visit the capitol, take the tour, bring your camera. Canon 7d and 15-85
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View On Black Follow me here, too! Google+ | Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr Can't seem to remember that obscure court ruling? Not sure about a specific law on the books in Iowa? Look no further than the second floor of the Iowa State Capitol. This is the Iowa State Law library. It's main feature (besides hundreds of thousands of books) is a pair of spiral staircases on the North and South ends of the library. The rest of the library is finished in beautiful mosaic tiles, rich woods and amazing lighting fixtures. This place is immaculate - and beautiful. Someday, I want to try and get to the top of one of those bookshelves and shoot here again. More information: www.statelibraryofiowa.org/services/collections/law-library www.legis.iowa.gov/Resources/tourCapitol.aspx www.iptv.org/simplepleasures/story.cfm?id=2852&type=s...
The capitol building was completed in 1886.
I LOVE books! Not even necessarily to read (though I love to do that too), I just like to see a lot of them together, in a library or bookstore, for instance. Every time I go on vacation, I try to …
“With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy?” mused Oscar Wilde. Indeed, the simplest of life’s pleasures are often our most sacred. Like the feeling of wiling away an afternoon with no plan or watching your favorite movie series on repeat, libraries will always hold a special kind of magic. Magic, say, found in a beloved novel series turned record breaking movie series such as Harry Potter. From libraries that look like they are straight from Hogwarts to modern day libraries that could be from a futuristic spin off, here’s 20 beautiful libraries from around the world to be both magically lost… and found in. Brace yourselves, your week is about to be lit…erary. Reporter: Katie Bush | Location: Carturesti Carusel
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