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The front façade of the University of Pennsylvania’s Anne and Jerome Fisher Fine Arts Library, which was originally designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness in the 1890s.

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An interior arch.

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A detail above the main entry.

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A stained-glass window.

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A spiral staircase.

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A set of stairs featuring an ornate railing.

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The fortresslike exterior.

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Another towering staircase.

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The carved detail of an interior column.

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Another view of the space.

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The soaring reading room.

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The fireproof stacks.

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The outside clock.

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Wood Dewey decimal drawers.

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A quote from poet Daniel Samuel embedded in one of the leaded-glass windows.

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More bookshelves.

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An arched window.

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A detail of the vaulted ceiling.