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Denver Central Library, Denver: seen in its setting
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Denver Central Library, Denver: exterior. Central Library of Denver Public Library
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Denver Central Library, Denver: exterior. Denver Public Library
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Denver Central Library, Denver: exterior. Exterior Design & Architecture of Denver Public Library by Michael Graves
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Denver Central Library, Denver: interior. Interior Design & Architecture of Denver Public Library Kids Program Area
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Denver Central Library, Denver: seen in its setting
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Library · Postmodernism

Denver Central Library

Michael GravesbyMichael GravesSee all 3 buildings →Denver, United States ↗

1995

Key features540,000 sq ft; abstracted classical forms, colours and materials from the past.

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Architect
Michael Graves
Place
Denver, United States
Year
1995
Typology
Library
Movement
Postmodernism
Region
Americas

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