Public art in front of the Vancouver Central Library. Photo: Yuta Koike/Unsplash
With a design that evokes the Roman Colosseum, Vancouver’s Central Library is worth a visit for the architecture, the gardens, the art, and of course the books.
Unique Architecture
Vancouver’s Central Library occupies a full city block in downtown Vancouver. The library opened in 2015 and includes about 1.4 million books. Architect Moshe Safdie designed the building to evoke the Roman Colosseum.
The core of the building is a rectangular core that houses the main library collection. On the south side, a glass-roofed atrium provides indoor public space and access to shops. On the north side, catwalks
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