The New York Public Library, one of the nation's architectural wonders, is possibly our finest classical building. Designed by John Merven Carr re and Thomas Hastings, and inspired by the great classical buildings in Paris and Rome, it was completed in 1911. The library boasts a magnificent exterior, but that is only the beginning. In the interior, one splendid hall follows another, an awesome gallery leads to richly decorated rooms, and stairways...
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