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New York Public Library Main Branch

New York Public Library Main Branch
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New York Public Library Main Branch

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Carrère and Hastings designed this Beaux-Arts building, opened in 1911 and guarded by the lions Patience and Fortitude. The Rose Main Reading Room is 297 feet long, and the stacks hold an estimated 2.5 million volumes.

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