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Picture gallery: Inside the Library of Birmingham

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  1. The Library of Birmingham Book Rotunda1 of 19
  2. The Library of Birmingham's foyer
    The Library of Birmingham's foyer2 of 19
  3. Inside the Library of Birmingham3 of 19
  4. The Library of Birmingham Book Rotunda
    The Library of Birmingham Book Rotunda4 of 19
  5. Laura Norton reading a book in the Library of Birmingham's children's section
    Laura Norton reading a book in the Library of Birmingham's children's section5 of 19
  6. The Library of Birmingham Discovery Terrace6 of 19
  7. The old Central Library can be seen from the new building
    The old Central Library can be seen from the new building7 of 19
  8. Maps and local history documents await archiving in the new Library of Birmingham
    Maps and local history documents await archiving in the new Library of Birmingham8 of 19
  9. The escalator up to the Book Rotunda
    The escalator up to the Book Rotunda9 of 19
  10. Light floods in to one of the library's vast sections
    Light floods in to one of the library's vast sections10 of 19
  11. The Centenary Square Amphitheatre
    The Centenary Square Amphitheatre11 of 19
  12. Inside the Book Rotunda
    Inside the Book Rotunda12 of 19
  13. Project director Brian Gambles surveys the Shakespeare Memorial Room
    Library director Brian Gambles in the Shakespeare Memorial Room13 of 19
  14. The glass elevator will take visitors to the top of the building
    The glass elevator will take visitors to the top of the building14 of 19
  15. Escalators zigzag the inside of the building15 of 19
  16. The view across Birmingham from the Library of Birmingham
    The view across Birmingham from the Library of Birmingham16 of 19
  17. Views from the Library of Birmingham
    Views from the Library of Birmingham17 of 19
  18. The lower, south and east facing 1,400m2 Discovery Terrace overlooks Centenary Square and has a mixture of perennials, evergreen species, bulbs and small trees
    The lower, south and east facing 1,400m2 Discovery Terrace overlooks Centenary Square and has a mixture of perennials, evergreen species, bulbs and small trees18 of 19
  19. Views across Birmingham from the Library of Birmingham
    Views across Birmingham from the Library of Birmingham19 of 19
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