The New York Public Library is the flagship building in the New York and a prominent historic landmark in Midtown Manhattan. It is located on Fifth Avenue at its intersection with 42nd Street. Do explore this mini-universe of books, art, chandeliers and porticoes.

1. New York Public Library
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2. New York Library
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The NewYork Public Library is the flagship building in the NewYork and a
prominent historic landmark in Midtown Manhattan.
Do explore this mini-universe of books, art, chandeliers and porticoes.
It is located on FifthAvenue at its intersection with 42nd Street.

3. Library Treasure
The library contains precious
manuscripts by just about
every author of note in the
English language. It has an
original copy of the
Declaration of Independence
and a Gutenberg Bible.The
library’s collection is some
431,000 maps, 16,000 atlases
and books on cartography,
dating from the 16th century
to the present.
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4. Rose Room
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The Library's famous Rose Main Reading
Room is a majestic 78 feet wide and 297 feet
long, with 52 foot high ceilings. The room is
lined with thousands of reference works on
open shelves along the floor level and along the
balcony, lit by massive windows and grand
chandeliers, and furnished with sturdy wood
tables, comfortable chairs, and brass lamps. It
is also equipped with computers providing
access to library collections and the Internet as
well as docking facilities for laptops.

5. New York Public Library
loyally guarded by 'Patience'
and 'Fortitude' the famous
marble lions at either side of
the stairway to the entrance
is one of NYC's best free
attractions. When dedicated
in 1911, New York’s
flagship library ranked as
the largest marble structure
ever built in the US, and to
this day, its Rose Main
Reading Room will steal
your breath with its lavish,
coffered ceiling.
Patience & Fortitude

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