Question: What do you get when you cross a tycoon, a healthy ego and a love of rare books and antiquities?
Answer: The Morgan Library.
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| The Morgan Library, front facade, on 36th Street, NYC |
Located at 36th Street and Madison Avenue in New York City, the Morgan Library seems to be J.P. Morgan's attempt at immortality. J.P. Morgan was the leading financier of his time in the United States. He amassed a great fortune during the late 1800's and used some of that fortune to collect rare books and antiquities. To house a part of his collection, he commissioned the Morgan Library, completed in 1906.
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We recently visited the Morgan Library and toured the rooms designed by architect Charles McKim.
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| The Morgan Library, panoramic photo of Mr. Morgan's office |
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| The Morgan Library, Mr. Morgan's office, with Mr. Morgan peering down from above the fireplace |
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| The Morgan Library, the rotunda |
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| The Morgan Library, the east library |
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| The Morgan Library, the east library, fireplace flanked by two rare books encrusted with jewels |
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| The Morgan Library, ceiling of the east library |
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| One of the manuscripts in the library's collection |
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| Jane Austen could have used a good literary agent |
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