The hallway to the left of the elevators on the third floor

This is a perfect place to experience the contrast between the inside and the outside of the library. People usually visit the library in order to focus their attention on books, articles, computers etc. Studying is very much an activity in which one is caught in one’s own mind and the things happening outside, removed from one`s own experience can easily be forgotten. The study floors are in a way confined spaces which make it possible for people to fully engage in their own thoughts and reflections. In the hallway just before one enters the study room on the third floor one walks past a floor to ceiling window. It provides a beautiful view and a connection between the inside and the outside. One can see the sky, trees and birds, the cathedral, the castle and various older buildings in the background. In front of those are the more modern buildings of the cinema and the university. It is a world completely unconcerned with the studying going on inside the library. Next to this view of the outside you can also look through windows in the old brick wall to see people studying inside. They for their part are unconcerned with what is going on outside. The contrast becomes therefore directly visible.