I like the arrangement of books in this library and appreciate that there is so much light - even on a fairly gray and dreary Seattle winter day. seattle 063‹›
Seattle Central Library

Rem Koolhaas / OMA

Interior · Seattle, United States · 2004

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I like the arrangement of books in this library and appreciate that there is so much light - even on a fairly gray and dreary Seattle winter day. seattle 063

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