New York Public Library

The New York Public Library (NYPL), one of three public library systems serving New York City, is one of the leading libraries in the United States. Its main building on Fifth Avenue (illustration, right) is the crowning achievement of the Beaux-Arts architectural firm of Carrere and Hastings. Its status as one of the world's leading libraries is confirmed by its possession of (for instance) a Gutenberg Bible and a Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

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Library - New York City - United States - Fifth Avenue - Beaux-Arts - Carrere and Hastings - Gutenberg Bible - Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

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