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Stockholm Public Library: Exterior · Gunnar Asplund, Bibliothèque, Stockholm
1/6 · Exterior · Gunnar Asplund, Bibliothèque, StockholmPhoto: En Dum En · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Stockholm Public Library: Exterior
2/6 · ExteriorPhoto: Arild Vågen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stockholm Public Library: Exterior · Stockholms stadsbibliotek (Stockholm public library)
3/6 · Exterior · Stockholms stadsbibliotek (Stockholm public library)Photo: ArildV · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stockholm Public Library: Exterior · Stockholm City Library at Observatorielunden
4/6 · Exterior · Stockholm City Library at ObservatorielundenPhoto: Cederskjold · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stockholm Public Library: Interior
5/6 · InteriorPhoto: Gitta Wilén (WMSE) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stockholm Public Library: Interior
6/6 · InteriorPhoto: La Citta Vita · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Photo 1: Exterior · Gunnar Asplund, Bibliothèque, StockholmPhoto 2: ExteriorPhoto 3: Exterior · Stockholms stadsbibliotek (Stockholm public library)Photo 4: Exterior · Stockholm City Library at ObservatorielundenPhoto 5: InteriorPhoto 6: Interior

Library · Historic precedent

Stockholm Public Library

Gunnar Asplund · Stockholm, SE · 1928

Key featuresCylindrical rotunda reading room rises from a cubic base, books lining the drum.

Architect
Gunnar Asplund
Place
Stockholm, SE
Year
1928
Typology
Library
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
Europe
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