Storage level, E/F floor, view of central corridor from South.

Description Storage level, E/F floor, view of central corridor from South.

Date 23/10/1994

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 721027

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 44302

Scope and Content Central corridor from south, E/F floor of storage level, National Library of Scotland, No 57 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh The National Library of Scotland was designed by architect Reginald Fairlie (1883-1952) between 1934 and 1936, and built 1937-9 (initial construction period). It was completed 1950-5 with A R Conlon as architect. This Neo-Classical library is nine storeys high, with two storeys on George IV Bridge, and the remaining seven below the bridge on the Cowgate. This shows one of the storage corridors which hold part of the library's collection of over six million books. The shelves of these storage corridors are over 136km long. The metal bookcases have adjustable shelves and are labelled along the side for identification. This building is constructed from concrete on a steel frame. Its façade is faced in cream sandstone and decorated by sculptured figures and roundels. The interior features engraved glass and fine woodwork. The grandeur of the upper, public levels contrasts with the practical, unadorned appearance of the storage areas below. This building has been selected as one of Scotland's key 20th-century Modern architectural monuments. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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