The building was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft, and is considered one of the world’s largest libraries devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts.

In total, the library presently holds 500,000 volumes and several million manuscripts. When visitors first enter the building they see a large glass tower that is the central core of the building. The mezzanine level lets people rotate around the glass tower which holds 180,000 volumes.

⇢ Official website / Photos by KAALpurush and Lauren Manning