woensdag 24 juni 2015

National Library

The old National Library in Copenhagen is situated in a beautiful park.

With a statue of philosopher Soren Kierkegaard ( 1813-1851)

Behind the old building, glued to it,  a new Library has raised called the "Black Diamond". It contains also a concerthall, bookstore, restaurant and exhibition space.

Inside it is huge.

It is situated on the waterfront with a great view.

The funny part is the old and the new library are connected inside and we had a look at the beautiful old place for the students.

This room was a no go area for visitors but I had look through the window.

The old catalogue cards.

Outside you could have a seat with a view at the river. You can see how cold it was, nobody opted for a seat.
The problems I had yesterday with uploading were caused by an overload of photos on my computer. SC solved the problems for me the whole afternoon, lucky me.

12 opmerkingen:

  1. My major thesis in undergraduate school was on Kierkegaard. It was good to see the old man looking so well. :-)

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  2. Beautiful building, outside and inside.
    There is really lots of benches. And looks cold.
    Be nice to CS, when he took the time to your problem. Maybe he would make a problem which you can help :D

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  3. On wow, who would have guessed looking at the old building that all that was going on behind there Marianne! The mixing of new to old has been beautifully achieved.

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  4. It's nice they left the beautiful old building in front. I love the outdoor seats. A great place to sit and read and think.

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  5. Dearest Marianne,
    That was indeed a rather cold but highly interesting visit of Copenhagen! What a dramatic and short life Soren Kierkegaard did live!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  6. The interior of the new building's quite dramatic, and I love the look of the original library.

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  7. What a grand library! I like seeing the old card catalogue. I remember using them years ago!

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  8. That's an amazing library. As a former librarian you would enjoy this tour. The card catalog is a real antique.

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  9. Ik vond de oude bibliotheek mooier dan de nieuwe - meer karakter. But nice photos (and also in your previous post on Copenhagen).

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  10. It's great to have someone around who is gifted technological!

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  11. En wat een verschil tussen oud en nieuw. Historische waarde versus moderne architectuur, toch hebben beide hun charmes.

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