The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries
“Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.” -Ray Bradbury
For centuries, books have housed the collective knowledge of the world and formed the foundations of educational institutions. Given that these objects contain such value, it only makes sense that throughout history people have constructed beautiful buildings to house them.
We put together a list of some of the most beautiful libraries as captured by Instagrammers around the world. For more photos from these architectural wonders, check out their linked location pages below.
- Stuttgart City Library, Stuttgart, Germany
- Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland
- Library of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
- Real Gabinete Português de Leitura, Rio de Janiero, Brazil
- The Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, Denmark
- George Peabody Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Kanazawa Umimirai Library, Kanazawa City, Japan
- New York Public Library, New York City, NY
Jessica Trinh Captures Beautiful Portraits Of Her Pet Dogs.
I want endless amounts of these. They temporarily cause happiness.
@ZachDriftwood’s #Petheadz
Some say pets look like their owners, but one Canadian photographer has taken it to a new and creative extreme. In his series, #petheadz, Zachary Rose (@zachdriftwood) takes DSLR portraits of people’s pets and mashes them up with portraits of their owners by cleverly holding the camera in the foreground.
The series started as an exercise in creativity with his two roommates but quickly caught on. To date, Zach has taken 18 #petheadz portraits of people all over Toronto. (His mom even posed for a photo with her German shepherd.) The project is still on-going with a lengthy wait-list, and Zach is excited to continue meeting people—and pets—around the city as he keeps shooting.
Instagrammers Capture Margaret Thatcher’s Funerary Procession
To explore more photos from Margaret Thatcher’s funeral procession, visit the St. Paul’s Cathedral location page and browse the #thatcherfuneral hashtag.
Today, Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister, was laid to rest in London.
Thatcher was an influential—and controversial—figure in British and world politics during her tenure as prime minister, which spanned over a decade and ended in 1990. Thousands of people, protesters and supporters alike, lined the streets of central London as Thatcher was carried to St. Paul Cathedral in a military honors procession normally reserved for members of the royal family.
She died of a stroke on April 8.
