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Photo of the exterior with the Fisher Building in the distance
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Looking up into the second-floor loggia from just outside, one can see ceiling mosaics based on Shakespeare's "Seven Ages of Man" soliloquy from "as you like it".
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Detail of the East side stairs with the DIA in the background
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Detroit Public Library staircase
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North facade
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The third-floor hallway ceiling of the Detroit Public Library
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
The fireplace in the children's reading room
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Looking up the East side facade
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The exhibition room of the main branch of the Detroit Public Library
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
The exhibition room
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
The main staircase of the Detroit Public Library
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The Burton Historical Collection inside the main branch of the Detroit Public Library
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
The original children's reading room
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Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
Photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography (www.alannastlaurent.com)
The fireplace of the original children's reading room is adorned with some of the city's most cherished Pewabic tiles illustrating storybook characters.
Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
The backside of the building in early December
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Backside of the building facing Cass Avenue
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A view at the second floor loggia window on the north end of the Woodward Ave. facade.
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A detail shot of a second floor loggia window
Photo by Helmut Ziewers (www.ziewersphotography.com) of HistoricDetroit.org
A building design competition was held in 1910. From a selection of twenty contenders, the Library Commission selected Cass Gilbert, the foremost architect of his time and the designer of the much-admired St. Louis Public Library. Construction began in 2015 and the library opened on March 29, 1921.
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