Sainte-Geneviève Library · 2016. 11. 25. · Sainte-Geneviève Library By Henri Labrouste He was...
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Sainte-Geneviève Library By Henri Labrouste He was given the project in 1838 He presented the design on December 19, 1839 It took six to seven years to complete the construction e exterior of this library is simple in comparison to the interior’s expression of detail in the ironwork and masonry, which came from his prior studies of Roman architecture. Labrouste’s limestone structure stands across the Panthéon When developing his design, he added the leafy garland band above the windows on the first level exterior nearly identical to the band on the Pantheon as a gesture of respect to its neighbor monument the lower floor is occupied by stacks to the leſt, rare-book storage and office space to the right, with a central vestibule and stairway leading to the reading room which fills the entire upper story e library contains around 2 million documents. Stacks rare-book storage and office space
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Sainte-Geneviève LibraryBy Henri Labrouste
He was given the project in 1838
He presented the design on December 19, 1839
It took six to seven years to complete the construction
The exterior of this library is simple in comparison to the interior’s expression of detail in the ironwork and masonry, which came from his prior studies of Roman architecture.
Labrouste’s limestone structure stands across the Panthéon
When developing his design, he added the leafy garland band above the windows on the first level exterior nearly identical to the band on the Pantheon as a gesture of respect to its neighbor monument
the lower floor is occupied by stacks to the left, rare-book storage and office space to the right, with a central vestibule and stairway leading to the reading room which fills the entire upper story
The library contains around 2 million documents.
Stacks
rare-book storage and office space
