SF Library Makes List Of Most Beautiful Libraries In US

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Real estate website Curbed has come up with a list of the 20 most beautiful libraries in America. Making the cut is the Main Library of the San Francisco Public Library system.

Curbed selected a combination of historical and modern buildings.

Regarding the San Francisco Library, Curbed reported, "The Main Library of the San Francisco Public Library system opened at its current site in 1996 and features seven floors with two million items...The most recognizable feature of the library is a dramatic skylight in the building’s five-story central atrium. Bridges connect the floors across lightwells, and the design includes a grand staircase that rises four stories."

The only other library from the Bay Area to make the list is the Doe Library on the UC Berkeley campus. Down South, the Los Angeles Central Library and the Geisel Library at UC San Diego were also chosen.

See the full list on Curbed.

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