Rose Main Reading Room New York Public Library

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Rose main reading room new york public library.

Schwarzman building at fifth ave and 42nd street is one of the nation s great cultural treasures. The two adjacent rooms on the third floor of the library s stephen a. At two in the morning on may 28 2014 one of the ceiling s gilded plaster rosettes of the rose room suddenly fell to the floor 50 feet below shattering to pieces. Schwarzman building on fifth avenue and 42nd street have been closed since may 2014 for repairs and restoration.

A book is a dream you hold in your hand neil gaiman the new york public library s stephen a. It is one of the largest public library systems in the united states and one of the largest research library systems in the world. On may 30 2014 a piece of ceiling fell inside the new york public library rose reading room. The new york public library featured in the day after tomorrow is entirely the product of hollywood technical wizardly.

Image by max touhey photography the main reading room was first closed following an incident that saw a decaying ornamental plaster rosette falling from the 52 foot high ceiling overnight in may of 2014. Reading a book in its majestic rose main reading room is one of life s great pleasures. The new york public library s historic rose main reading room and bill blass public catalog room are scheduled to reopen on wednesday october 5. Perhaps the greatest masterpiece of beaux arts style architecture in the united states the new york public library was designed by carrere hastings and opened in 1911.

The new york sky is seen beyond the windows of the rose reading room. Books have never been burned in the rose main reading room. Rose main reading room one of the largest uncolumned interior spaces in the world. P samuel priest and adam r.

The rose reading room. This beautiful umbrella was designed to celebrate the most iconic symbol of the library the deborah jonathan f. To say that the ceiling of the rose main reading room at the new york public library s main building on fifth avenue the biggest room in the biggest public library branch in the country s. General research division third floor room 315.