位於Manchester有一座位於市中心大學區、Victorian Neo Gothic建築式樣的John Rylands Library是「足球」以外Manchester這個城市的寶藏。
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John Rylands Library現在已經成為大學圖書館,但免費開放公眾參觀。遊客只有小貓三四隻非常安靜,看着那些大學生在這麼漂亮又寧靜的圖書館裏面學習真是羨慕。
入口是現代建築物,但是再走入就是古老的圖書館。
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大量的尖頂和高柱令John Rylands Library如同睡公主城堡一樣神秘,單單是看建築和門窗都樂而忘返。
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發現浮世繪類近的圖畫書。
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如果要去參觀的話,圖書館有專門給遊客拍攝的位置而且有提供紳士帽等小道具,男士如果穿正裝去會非常適合影相!
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Manchester的John Rylands Library不是我去過最古老的圖書館也不是最宏偉的,第一名是詩人Oscar Wilde的母校、都柏林的Trinity College。那裡有千年手繪聖經Book of Kells,是我心目中最強氣場古老圖書館。
但在開放給遊客的古老圖書館中John Rylands Library一定是最安靜的。
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我看到美少年坐在1899年Victorian Neo Gothic建築模樣的窗花前,耀眼的白色陽光照射在他的臉上如同天使。
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淋浴在書海、還要是歷史文物的書海,突然人也跟著「書香」起來了。
離開圖書館發現書袋上的日語,笑了。
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The John Rylands Library
150 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 3EH