Salle Labrouste (reading room), Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Richelieu Library--page 2 (of three pages)

Henri Labrouste
1868



Details of coffered arches, sculptural details and lacey ironwork



 
 

Slender columns free up space for the patrons of the reading room



 

36 medallions representing men of letters from various parts of the world circle the room.


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Works Consulted or Quoted:
Andrew Ayers. The Architecture of Paris. Stuttgart/London: Edition Axel Menges, 2004.


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