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參觀一下【人民的宮殿】 波士頓公立圖書館

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坐落在Copley廣場的波士頓公立圖書館McKim樓(老樓),氣勢宏偉又端莊。該樓是建築師McKim的傑作。曆史學家稱波士頓公立圖書館是全美最重要的五個圖書館之一。其他四個重要的圖書館分別為國會圖書館,紐約公立圖書館,哈佛大學圖書館,耶魯大學圖書館。不久前進去走馬觀花轉了一圈(兒子借書,老媽看西洋景),上些照片給大家看看!
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McKim樓入口處的二座雕像分別象征著科學和藝術
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一排壯觀的拱形窗下刻製著偉大的藝術家,科學家,政治家和宗教領袖的名字Image Hosting by PictureTrail.com
羅馬式樣的三個拱形入口和鑄鐵燈飾
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智慧女神Minerva頭像,頭像上方對所有人免費開放的“FREE-TO-ALL”刻字
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拱形窗上方的刻字
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON • BUILT BY THE PEOPLE AND DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING • A.D. MDCCCLXXXVIII
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圖書館大門廳左側的雕像為麻州殖民地時期的州長Harry Vane
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圖書館過道裏的二個地章
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走過大理石牆的拱頂過道
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劉姥姥感覺誤入歐洲皇室的豪華宮殿
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抬頭仰視繞牆三麵圓拱裏的壁畫
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還有頭頂上精美絕倫的天花板
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講述希臘神話故事的壁畫
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難怪波士頓公立圖書館有【人民的宮殿】之稱
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樓梯兩側臥著一對威風凜凜的石獅
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雄獅紀念著麻省第二和二十兵團及陣亡將士
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圖書館內處處充滿了藝術氣息
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既像宮殿又似博物館
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看到書了,書的海洋
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壯觀的Bates閱覽大廳
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富麗堂皇的Abbey室
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宗教壁畫
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大理石圓柱門框
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三樓的走廊另有一番精致
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金框裝飾的壁畫
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鍍金裝飾框
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凸顯豪華的細節
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圖書館裏還有個鬧中取靜的庭院
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繞著庭院三麵的拱廊幾乎就是羅馬宮殿Cancelleria的翻版
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沙漠綠洲
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寧靜的港灣
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庭院的噴泉池中央豎立著著名的酒神女祭司雕像。這是雕塑師MacMonnies第二個最著名的作品。
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有關這個雕像還有一段小故事:原來真人一般大的裸體雕像是建築師McKim於1896年贈給圖書館的禮物。建築師做夢也沒想到的是這座雕像被女基督徒自律同盟會譴責有傷風化,在公眾當中引起了悍然大波,圖書館當時隻能拒絕了這份禮物(可惜啊!)。McKim後來將雕像轉贈給了紐約的大都會藝術博物館。如今立在這裏的雕像隻是個複製品。當時的爭議讓雕塑師MacMonnies名譽掃地,英名喪失。
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夏天借本書坐在庭院的小椅子上翻翻,非同一般的享受。
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或者和朋友到這坐坐。
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然後在這個餐廳裏吃頓晚餐,挺美的一天。聽路過的一位先生說這裏是當年的馬車入口。
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穿過庭園就是新建的圖書館樓
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一下子就感受到了現代
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短短的二個小時就看了這些。這真是一座充滿魅力的圖書館!有空也去轉轉吧!

看看兒子借了什麽書?
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老媽在期待著他的曆史課大作。
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