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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.

The Great Central Warehouse Library is a beautiful building and very unique in its atmosphere. In the 1900s it was used as a warehouse for goods and grain and has therefore a history which precedes its being used as a library. The building tells a story of the past in the remaining original brick wall and it tells a story of the progress of time in the places in which this wall meets with modern extensions. The extensions have been created to facilitate offices for staff and more room for private or group study but the books themselves are kept between the beautiful old brick walls. There are small old windows on the study floors but in the stairways and group study rooms large floor to ceiling windows provide views of the surroundings and therefore create a connection between the inside and the outside world. History and culture are present in this building in many different ways. The history of the building itself, the art of architecture in the renovation of it, the knowledge and culture contained in the books and the valuable part the library plays in the every-day lives of the people who visit it.

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