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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Library Colosseum

From the outside it resembles the Colosseum in Rome, if it were brown and filled with books.

Address:
350 W. Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Directions:
Downtown, on the northeast corner of Robson and Homer Sts.
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Colosseum: Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch

The design of the central branch of Vancouver's public library is reminiscent of the Roman Colosseum. On the upper floors there are outdoor seating options. It's grand and breathtaking!

[Gary Spino, 08/16/2022]

We anticipate the spectacle of it all -- as patrons with late fines spar to the death with those caught talking loudly.


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