Thursday, September 1, 2016

September Theme Day: Library

Emperor Charles VI ordered the construction of the Baroque State Hall for his Court Library. It was built from 1723 till 1726 according to the plans of the famous court architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, and carried out by his son Joseph Emanuel. The ceiling frescoes were completed in 1730 by the court painter Daniel Gran. The space of the book cupboards is enough for about 200.000 volumes.
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7 comments:

  1. Loire Daily PhotoSeptember 1, 2016 at 11:07 AM

    I adore the baroque libraries in Austria and baroque architecture in general. Much better than our modern library in Blois!

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  2. KateSeptember 1, 2016 at 2:33 PM

    The building speaks well of history!

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  3. BillSeptember 1, 2016 at 4:05 PM

    The building is gorgeous!

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  4. William KendallSeptember 1, 2016 at 5:38 PM

    A magnificent space!

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  5. KaySeptember 1, 2016 at 5:49 PM

    This is huge and glorious! What a tribute to books and reading.

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  6. LindaSeptember 2, 2016 at 5:20 AM

    Wow! Our libraries are so humble compared to this.

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  7. HalcyonSeptember 2, 2016 at 10:23 AM

    Wow! This is definitely the fanciest library I've seen. I'd almost feel out of place here.

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