坐落在Copley广场的波士顿公立图书馆McKim楼(老楼),气势宏伟又端庄。该楼是建筑师McKim的杰作。历史学家称波士顿公立图书馆是全美最重要的五个图书馆之一。其他四个重要的图书馆分别为国会图书馆,纽约公立图书馆,哈佛大学图书馆,耶鲁大学图书馆。不久前进去走马观花转了一圈(儿子借书,老妈看西洋景),上些照片给大家看看!
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McKim楼入口处的二座雕像分别象征着科学和艺术
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一排壮观的拱形窗下刻制着伟大的艺术家,科学家,政治家和宗教领袖的名字
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罗马式样的三个拱形入口和铸铁灯饰
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智慧女神Minerva头像,头像上方对所有人免费开放的“FREE-TO-ALL”刻字
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拱形窗上方的刻字
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON • BUILT BY THE PEOPLE AND DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING • A.D. MDCCCLXXXVIII
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图书馆大门厅左侧的雕像为麻州殖民地时期的州长Harry Vane
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图书馆过道里的二个地章
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走过大理石墙的拱顶过道
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刘姥姥感觉误入欧洲皇室的豪华宫殿
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抬头仰视绕墙三面圆拱里的壁画
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还有头顶上精美绝伦的天花板
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讲述希腊神话故事的壁画
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难怪波士顿公立图书馆有【人民的宫殿】之称
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楼梯两侧卧着一对威风凛凛的石狮
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雄狮纪念着麻省第二和二十兵团及阵亡将士
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图书馆内处处充满了艺术气息
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既像宫殿又似博物馆
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看到书了,书的海洋
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壮观的Bates阅览大厅
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富丽堂皇的Abbey室
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宗教壁画
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大理石圆柱门框
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三楼的走廊另有一番精致
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金框装饰的壁画
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镀金装饰框
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凸显豪华的细节
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图书馆里还有个闹中取静的庭院
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绕着庭院三面的拱廊几乎就是罗马宫殿Cancelleria的翻版
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沙漠绿洲
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宁静的港湾
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庭院的喷泉池中央竖立着著名的酒神女祭司雕像。这是雕塑师MacMonnies第二个最著名的作品。
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有关这个雕像还有一段小故事:原来真人一般大的裸体雕像是建筑师McKim于1896年赠给图书馆的礼物。建筑师做梦也没想到的是这座雕像被女基督徒自律同盟会谴责有伤风化,在公众当中引起了悍然大波,图书馆当时只能拒绝了这份礼物(可惜啊!)。McKim后来将雕像转赠给了纽约的大都会艺术博物馆。如今立在这里的雕像只是个复制品。当时的争议让雕塑师MacMonnies名誉扫地,英名丧失。
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夏天借本书坐在庭院的小椅子上翻翻,非同一般的享受。
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或者和朋友到这坐坐。
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然后在这个餐厅里吃顿晚餐,挺美的一天。听路过的一位先生说这里是当年的马车入口。
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穿过庭园就是新建的图书馆楼
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一下子就感受到了现代
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中国新年期间走道上放置了些中国书籍
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短短的二个小时就看了这些。这真是一座充满魅力的图书馆!有空也去转转吧!
看看儿子借了什么书?
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老妈在期待着他的历史课大作。