The George Peabody Library is widely recognized as one of the most beautiful library spaces in the world, but is also an essential space for teaching and research. 📚 The library building opened in 1878 and was designed by Baltimore architect Edmund G. Lind, in collaboration with the Peabody Institute’s first provost, Dr. Nathaniel H. Morison. The stack room contains five tiers of ornamental cast-iron balconies, which rise dramatically to the skylight 61 feet above the floor. The library contains 300,000 volumes, mainly from the 19th century, with strengths in religion, British art, architecture, topography and history; American history, biography, and literature; Romance languages and literature; history of science; and geography, exploration, and travel. ✅ It’s free and open to the public! 📸 by @jalex_r ——————————————————————⠀ 💙 Follow @symmetryhunters for more!⠀ 👉🏼 Use #symmetryhunters 📩 DM us for Promotions —————————————————————— . . . . #library #architecture #georgepeabodylibrary #libraryporn #design #architecture_hunter #architectanddesign #symmetrical #historic #interiordesign