The Story:

Welcome to the Grand Public Library, an ultimate monument to the literary arts! Constructed in 1908 by the mysterious Architect, this Neo-Classic landmark features a detailed interior with a black steel staircase, an airy loft and hundreds of books! It is home to many stories, quirky characters and occult secrets.

Wait for the book Critic as she is looking for a pen-ultimate mystery novel. Witness the first sparks of love between the old professor and the ever-so-patient Librarian. Or follow the Goth Kid's quest to find a secret chamber with magical scriptures, so he can release the Architect from his deep slumber - the legend says he preserved himself as the Golden Statue.

The Build:

I always wanted a true landmark for my ever-growing city - a classical, stately, simply an eye-catcher. I love classical and Neo-classical architecture so I decided to create a temple for one of my favorite activities - reading. Although the outside is a tribute to Greek-Roman days of yore, the encapsulated interior is a call-back to more recent building styles used at the beginning of the 20th century - an abundant use of steel and glass is represented by an airy loft with metal staircase, railings and black steel support beam with rivets represented by dark grey studs.

Along the never-ending rows of bookshelves (with one serving as a functional hidden door/ wink wink), I sprinkled a few fun mini-builds to enhance the building experience: furniture sets, paintings, and statues, that I hope you will fully enjoy. The completed build was designed to be very sturdy, even without the loft and roof sections attached, and has been assembled and tested to make sure of it!

The Customizations:

The flags and banners installed between the columns (thank you The New York Library for the inspiration!) are all detachable and can be rearranged between any columns of the same width - making them extra customizable! The shown configuration is only my own humble suggestion. Feel free to follow the same building techniques and create your own flags and banners celebrating your favorite events or do not use them at all and have the detailed interior pour through the window enclosure - swapping/removing the banners is very easy! The build will include the stickers for all three banners as shown.

Big thanks to anybody who has decided to support this project!