The Skala Bartizal Library collects library materials that document Czech and Slovak history and culture within both the European and American contexts. The Library also collects materials about other ethnic groups that have had a presence in the Czech and Slovak Lands, namely Germans, Jews, Hungarians, Carpatho-Rusyns and Roma (Gypsies). The finalist entry by Holzer+Kobler Architekturen for the National Library of Czech Republic, to be located in Prague, in the words of the architects, 'embodies the written heritage of the Czech culture, standing for its past, present and future.' Two main volumes, the National Archive and the Universal Collection, interact with each other and the exterior wrapping to create the proposal's.
Tucked away neatly behind its far more touristy neighbours the Mirror Chapel, the Astronomy Tower, and the Cathedrals at the Klementinum, the National Library of the Czech Republic is a hidden gem only Czech students normally visit. This library is actually one of the most beautiful buildings in town, with a magnificent central reading room on the ground floor that used to be the main dining hall of the Jesuit College that was formerly located at the Klementinum. It’s hard to put a date on the origins of the National Library as it was a natural outgrowth of an academic complex that’s been located there since at least the 13th century.
The current rendition, officially established in 1777, harks back to the romantic era, a time of bronze reading lamps, solid wooden tables, and musty medieval documents. The hushed atmosphere of moving pages and quiet typing provides the perfect background to enjoy the vaulted ceilings, Greek-style columns, and the enormous mural at the far end of the reading room. If you get tired of tourist traps in Old Prague, stop by for a quick, quiet, meditative break, or spend an idyllic afternoon here with your significant other and a good novel, giggling together silently and whispering furtively to each other.
The current rendition, officially established in 1777, harks back to the romantic era, a time of bronze reading lamps, solid wooden tables, and musty medieval documents. The hushed atmosphere of moving pages and quiet typing provides the perfect background to enjoy the vaulted ceilings, Greek-style columns, and the enormous mural at the far end of the reading room. If you get tired of tourist traps in Old Prague, stop by for a quick, quiet, meditative break, or spend an idyllic afternoon here with your significant other and a good novel, giggling together silently and whispering furtively to each other.
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