Riggs Library - Georgetown University. Washington D.C.

Someone once referred to architecture as 'frozen music.' This library is a cacophony. Equal parts steampunk and cast-iron victorian. All of it a wonder to behold. Until 1970, this was the main library on campus.

Spiral staircases that reach skyward like trumpet vines on a summer fence. The only problem with the Riggs Library is that you will forget what book you were looking for.

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